Classic Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
 
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This recipe is reprinted from Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook. Please note that the prep time is hands-on time only. There is about 45 minutes of resting and rising time involved.
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Serves: 1 (12-inch) pizza crust or 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup millet flour (can substitute brown or white rice flour)
  • ⅔ cup tapioca starch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 cup warm unsweetened plain dairy-free milk beverage
  • 4 tablespoons oil, divided
  • 1 tablespoon sugar, or your sweetener of choice
  • 1½ teaspoons active dry yeast
Instructions
  1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, starch, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, and onion powder.
  2. Put the warm milk beverage or water, 2 tablespoons oil, sweetener, and yeast in a medium bowl. Add ½ cup of the flour mixture and whisk to combine; it's okay if lumps remain. Let the batter sit for 15 minutes, or until the mixture looks a bit bubbly.
  3. Scrape the wet mixture into the remaining flour mixture in your mixing bowl. Beat with a hand mixer or stand mixer for 3 to 4 minutes. This helps “activate” the binding powers of the xanthan gum. It will be very thick but somewhat loose, moist, and sticky, like a cross between batter and dough.
  4. Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
  5. Cover a 12-inch round pizza pan with a piece of parchment paper. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons oil onto the center of the parchment paper. Scrape the dough from the bowl onto the puddle of oil.
  6. Using wet fingers or a silicone spatula, gently spread or press the dough from the center outward to fill the pizza pan. It will be very sticky. Re-wet your fingers as needed while pressing out the dough, and just patch up any holes that form. Don’t worry, in the end it will bake nicely.
  7. Let the dough rest, uncovered, while you preheat your oven to 425ºF.
  8. Bake the gluten-free pizza crust for 10 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven and top as desired. Bake for 15 more minutes, or until the crust is lightly browned and the toppings are cooked as desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ⅙ pizza Calories: 250 Fat: 10.7g Saturated fat: 1.2g Carbohydrates: 36.6g Sugar: 2.6g Sodium: 345mg Fiber: 3.7g Protein: 3.3g
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/dairy-free-gluten-free-pizza-crust