Pizza Dough! OH MY!

Once upon a time, there was a pretty fair matriarch that loved pizza. Long ago, I was introduced to an authentic brick oven pizza. Concocting, flipping and whirling dough was pure delight. Wiping sweat from my brow after rotating the pizzas to the fire in the back was like the labor of love for me. Being diagnosed with a no-more pizza disease is devastating. Missing out on the cheesy, greasy, crunchy crust...oh my. Without further ado, I bring you the most perfect pizza crust I have had the pleasure to put together. Making this from scratch really is worth the labor. Picking up a piece of pizza that does not fall apart...ugh...I am so full!

Awesome Gluten Free Pizza Crust
(Yield: 1 thick or 2 thin crust pizzas)

You’ll Need:

• 1 Lg Mixing Bowl
• 1 Med Mixing Bowl
• 2 Forks
• 1 or 2 Pizza Pans
• Rolling Pin
• Measuring Cup
• Tablespoon & Teaspoon

Ingredients:

• White Rice Flour- 1 Cup
• Potato Flour- ½ Cup
• Corn Starch- ½ Cup
• Xanthan gum- 1 Tbsp
• Active Dry Yeast- 1 Tbsp
• Olive Oil- 2 Tbsp
• 2 eggs, beaten with 1 ½ Cups of warm water
• Cider Vinegar- 1 tsp

Preparation:

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the white rice flour, potato starch, cornstarch, yeast and xanthum gum.

Add the warm water, beaten egg, oil and cider vinegar in the medium mixing bowl. Mix well. Warm this mix for about 20-30 seconds in the microwave. This step will activate the yeast in the dry mix.

Using a fork, make a well in the center of the dry mix. Add the liquid mixture while stirring. Mix until it starts to resemble a crumbly dough. It will seem dry. Continue from this point using your hands to squeeze the dough between your fingers. Integrating any dry portions into the wetter clumps. After about two minutes, you will need to ball the dough in your hands. At this time, you can divide it into two pieces or leave it as one.

Placing the dough on your work surface, work it to begin flattening, then start using the rolling pin. Roll from the center to the edges. When it looks about the same diameter as your pan, place it on the pan and finish rolling until the edges lay just upon the rim. I do not worry about the crust looking perfect, but you can trim it if you’d like.

Sauce and top the pizza however you’d like and bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. (cut the bake time to 10-15 minutes for two smaller pizzas)

This Gluten Free Crust will not get evenly golden brown, so look for the cheese to be browned.

Please let me know what your favorite toppings are!

Enjoy!