The Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust

The Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust

Yesterday I made what has to be the very Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust. It uses just 7 ingredients total, and the GF flour blend is only 3 ingredients plus a bit of Xanthan gum, so you don’t need a cupboard full of exotic-sounding powders that it will take you years to get through. It actually rises in the oven, it bakes up to a beautiful golden colour, you can generally bite into the edges without breaking your teeth, and it even tastes good raw šŸ˜‰  

Minimalist Baker's Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust rises nicely in the oven and even tastes good raw!
Minimalist Baker’s Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust rises nicely in the oven and even tastes good raw!

So where did I find this recipe? It comes from Minimalist Baker, “a website devoted to simple cooking. All recipes require 10 ingredients or less, 1 bowl or 1 pot, or 30 minutes or less to prepare.” Most of their recipes are “special-diet friendly, specifically plant-based and gluten-free” and just looking at them makes my mouth water! I have adapted Minimalist Baker’s Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust for Thermomix and I highly recommend it. I will also be going back to the site for things like their Shawarma Roasted Cauliflower ā€œSteakā€ which sounds like heaven on a plate to me!

 

 

 

Minimalist Baker's Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust
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A tasty, gluten-free pizza crust taking only seconds to prepare in the Thermomix. Rises well, has a nice nutty taste and bakes up beautifully.
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Prep Time
9 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
34 min
Prep Time
9 min
Cook Time
25 min
Total Time
34 min
440 g gluten-free flour blend made from
  1. 160 g white rice
  2. 160 g brown rice
  3. 120 g tapioca (or tapioca flour)
Further ingredients
  1. 40 g sugar
  2. 10 g dried yeast (1 Ā½ - 2 packets) or 25 g fresh yeast
  3. 300 g water
  4. 1 tsp. salt
  5. 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  6. 3/4 tsp. xanthan gum
  7. 15 g olive oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180Ā° C.
Make your gluten-free flour mix
  1. Add white rice, brown rice and tapioca to TM bowl. Mill 2 minutes/Speed 10. Tip out and set aside.
  2. Add sugar, yeast and water to TM bowl. Heat 5 minutes/37Ā° C/Speed Spoon to activate the yeast. Give a short Turbo burst to froth up the mixture.
  3. Add the reserved gluten free flour mix, salt, baking powder, xanthan gum and olive oil and knead 1 minute/dough setting.
  4. Lightly coat a baking sheet or pizza stone with non-stick spray (I used olive oil to good effect) and place your dough in the centre. Using your hands and a little brown rice flour or olive oil if it gets too sticky, work from the middle and push to spread and flatten the dough out to the edge. Continue spreading until you have a reasonably even crust about 1/4 inch/0.5 cm thick.
  5. Put the crust in the oven to pre-bake for about 15 minutes, or until it begins to look dry and cracks start to appear.
  6. Remove from oven and spread generously with your favourite pizza sauce, cheese and desired toppings. Pop back in oven for another 10-15 minutes, or until the crust edge looks golden brown and the toppings are warm and bubbly.
  7. Cut immediately and serve. Reheats well the next day in the oven or microwave.
Notes
  1. Minimalist Bakerā€™s original instructions give a much longer cooking time and I found that my crust was fully cooked even before I put the toppings on. My timings reflect a shorter baking time so do take care and watch your crust. Trust yourself as to the doneness; if you think itā€™s done, take it out. If you think it needs more time, leave it in. As I said, trust yourself!
  2. I found that this crust mixture tastes better than any other gluten-free mixture Iā€™ve tasted ā€“ even when itā€™s raw, but whoā€™s to admit that I eat raw dough? šŸ˜‰
  3. Recipe yields 1 Ā½ crusts, enough for 2 small-medium pizzas or 1 large and 1 personal pan.
  4. Minimalist Baker says that ā€œyou can make this recipe ahead of time, up to 1-2 days in advance, stored covered in the refrigerator until time of use. However, it is best when made fresh.ā€ I agree. I baked my personal pizza fresh after mixing at lunch, then spread out the larger crust on a well-oiled tray, covered with cling film and baked at dinner time after ThermoHubby John came home. I enjoyed my freshly-made pizza crust at lunchtime more than the made-ahead crust we ate at dinner. Itā€™s so fast and easy to make this gluten-free flour blend and this pizza crust that you should hopefully be able to find the time whip it up on the spot.
  5. If the dough is finicky or sticky when spreading out, simply sprinkle on a little more brown rice flour to keep it from sticking, or dip your fingers into the olive oil on your tray.
  6. Gluten-free flours are notorious for sticking to baking trays so donā€™t skimp on the oil on your tray, and if you line your tray with baking paper Iā€™d advise you to oil the paper, too. I havenā€™t yet tried using non-stick spray but since this crust is so nice, I shall try it the next time I make it!
Adapted from for Thermomix by Madame Thermomix
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Knead your ingredients for a minute, then spread your dough evenly onto your baking tray
Knead your ingredients for a minute in your Thermomix, then spread your gluten-free pizza dough evenly onto your baking tray
Spread your gluten-free pizza dough evenly across your baking tray or pizza pan
Spread your gluten-free pizza dough evenly across your baking tray or pizza pan
Par-bake your gluten-free pizza crust until it just begins to crack. Here it is a bit too done so I have reduced cooking times in my recipe adaptation
Par-bake your gluten-free pizza crust until it just begins to crack. Here it is a bit too done so I have reduced cooking times in my recipe adaptation
Look how the Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust rises in the oven!
Look how the Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust rises in the oven!
Add your chosen toppings and sauce and further bake your gluten-free pizza crust
Add your chosen toppings and sauce and further bake your gluten-free pizza crust
Look at the fine texture of this Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust!
Look at the fine texture of this Best Gluten-Free Pizza Crust!
This gluten-free pizza crust enhances many toppings, such as courgettes and goats' cheese topped with roquette or arugula
This gluten-free pizza crust enhances many toppings, such as courgettes and goats’ cheese topped with roquette or arugula

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