Edible. This pizza crust was edible. Not bad. Not dry. But for sure edible. As far as recipes go, this Gluten-Free Pizza Crust was easy to make as long as you have the necessary ingredients.
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Published July 21, 2023
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For the first attempt at Gluten-Free Pizza Crust, this recipe was pretty much a win.
Why Gluten-Free Crust?
As far as written recipes go, this wasn’t written or made from any other recipe. It was based off my traditional Pizza Crust recipe. Check it out by clicking HERE or the link below.
Results and Changes
Recently, a health scare and news has brought me to needing to be Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free. Taking a traditional Pizza Crust recipe and altering it to fit this new diet will for sure take time to perfect. Because I do believe my Pizza Crust recipe was quite perfect.
This Gluten-Free Pizza Crust recipe turned out surprisingly well, all things considered. It wasn’t dry or flaky, it wasn’t tasteless or bland. The result was slightly gummy but held together surprisingly well.
One thing I would change, is to prebake the crust for at least 5 minutes prior to topping it and finish cooking it.
Instead of paying $7.00 for a store-bought pre-packaged box, this was the closest thing to make on the fly.
Types of Gluten-Free Flour
There are many Gluten-Free Flour options available on the market recently. Some of them include Tapioca Flour, Almond Flour, Coconut Flour, Oat Flour, Einkorn Flour and many more. For this recipe, Casava Flour was used to make this Gluten-Free Pizza Crust.
Recipe
Ingredients for Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
1 Tbsp Yeast
1/4 tsp Sugar
2 cups Water, 100 degrees Fahrenheit
3 cups Casava Flour
3 Tbsp Oil
1 Tbsp Salt
Directions for Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
1. In a microwave safe measuring cup, measure 2 cups water and then microwave it for 1 minute, then add the warm water to the KitchenAid mixer bowl.
2. Measure and add 1 Tablespoon Yeast to the bowl of the KitchenAid mixer.
3. Add 1/4 teaspoon Sugar to the water and let the mixture rest for 5 minutes.
4. To the frothy yeast mixture, add 3 cups Casava Flour, 3 Tablespoons Oil and 1 Tablespoon Salt.
5. Insert the dough hook, plug the mixer in, lock and then turn on the machine and process the ingredients until a soft dough is formed.
6. Add extra Casava Flour if the dough is too sticky.
7. Spray a medium bowl with Nonstick Spray, then turn out the dough into the bowl and cover with Plastic Wrap.
8. Rest the dough for 20 minutes.
9. While the dough rests, spray a Pizza Pan with Nonstick Spray and set aside.
10. When rested, turn out the Gluten-Free Pizza Dough onto the pizza pan and cut it in half. Place half the dough back into the bowl.
11. Working around the dough, form the dough into a round pizza crust, around 1/4-1/3 inch thick.
12. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
13. Top the Gluten-Free Pizza Crust with Marinara and any toppings desired.
ALDI has a Gluten-Free Traditional Marinara that pairs well with this Gluten-Free Pizza Crust.
In addition to marinara, pork sausage, olive, green peppers, tomatoes and Dairy-Free Mozzarella Cheese were added to the pizza.
14. Cook the pizza for 18 minutes.
15. Remove the Gluten-Free Pizza from the oven and rest for 3-5 minutes, then slice and serve.
This Gluten-Free Pizza Crust was firm and soft with a nice flavor. Keeping the sauce 1-inch from the edge helped to make a crust to hold. The crumb was soft and moist without being overly crumbly.
~Monica
Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
Equipment
- KitchenAid Mixer dough hook
- Medium Bowl
- Plastic Wrap
- Nonstick Spray
- Measuring cups
- Pizza Pan
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Yeast
- 1/4 tsp Sugar
- 2 cups Water warm, 100 degrees Fahrenheit
- 3 cups Casava Flour
- 3 Tbsp Oil
- 1 Tbsp Salt
Instructions
- In a microwave safe measuring cup, measure 2 cups water and then microwave it for 1 minute.
- Measure and add 1 Tablespoon Yeast to the bowl of the KitchenAid mixer.
- When the water is warm, add the water to the Yeast and mix well with a whisk.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon Sugar to the water and let the mixture rest for 5 minutes.
- To the frothy yeast mixture, add 3 cups Casava Flour, 3 Tablespoons Oil and 1 Tablespoon Salt.
- Insert the dough hook, plug the mixer in, lock and then turn on the machine and process the ingredients until a soft dough is formed.
- Add extra Casava Flour if the dough is too sticky.
- Spray a medium bowl with Nonstick Spray, then turn out the dough into the bowl and cover with Plastic Wrap.
- Rest the dough for 20 minutes.
- While the dough rests, spray a Pizza Pan with Nonstick Spray and set aside.
- When rested, turn out the Gluten-Free Pizza Dough onto the pizza pan and cut it in half. Place half the dough back into the bowl.
- Working around the dough, form the dough into a round pizza crust, around 1/4-1/3 inch thick.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Top the Gluten-Free Pizza Crust with Marinara and any toppings desired.
- Cook the pizza for 18 minutes.
- Remove the Gluten-Free Pizza from the oven and rest for 3-5 minutes, then slice and serve.
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