Monday, December 24, 2012

Gratitude Monday - Gluten Free Edition



I am so grateful that I've learned to make gluten free pizza crusts. I've tried several versions of them over the past few years and for the most part they've worked well.

The above was our dinner last night. I made the crust ahead of time, par-baked it on the solid pizza pan and froze it. This maneuver allowed me to--after thawing--top it and then bake it on a perforated pan for a crispier crust.
If you're wondering, the gluten-free crusts tend to be very cake batteresque. There may be exceptions, but I haven't found any yet.
This version of a crust was made from rice, sorghum, and almond flours with psyllium husks as a gluten substitute. It made for a light yet filling crust.
The toppings were caramelized onion and mushroom, tomato sauce (paprika, garlic, thyme, and a wee bit of cane syrup) fresh onion in rings, green pepper, smoked Farmer's Sausage, a type of sheep cheese whose name I don't recall, Bulgarian sheep cheese, and soya mozzarella.

I am grateful for the crust and for the toppings that worked out very well.
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Happy Christmas Eve to all, and to all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2013.




10 comments:

Crabby McSlacker said...

Your pizza pictures always make me ravenous, and it doesn't even matter that it's not even 7am.

Glad you've found the gluten free recipe! And sure wish I lived within "stopping over" distance, 'cause you can bet I'd be arriving right around dinner time...

Leah J. Utas said...

Thanks, Crabby. I wish you did, too. I'm always looking for fresh taste buds to try my efforts.

messymimi said...

That's one even i would try! It looks fabulous.

Leah J. Utas said...

That's quite a compliment, Messymimi. Thank you.

Reb said...

That sounds and looks good Leah. I thought I had bookmarked a flatbread that I like, but, it seems I just wrote it out. I will send it to you in a private message. In the meantime this is one I bookmarked, but haven't tried yet.
http://www.food.com/recipe/yeast-free-pizza-crust-gluten-free-298216

Leah J. Utas said...

Thanks for the linkie, Reb. I'll try it or similar when I need a quick crust.

Bossy Betty said...

Just wanted to say Happy Holidays, Leah!

David Cranmer said...

Merry Christmas to you and your family, Leah!

Leah J. Utas said...

Thanks and Merry Christmas to you Bossy Betty and David.

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