3.05.2014

Coconut flour pizza crust

Pizza! I haven't had any in a long long while, but got some fancy pepperoni some time ago and decided pizza was in order - the totally traditional kind of pepperoni, onions, olives, mushrooms and red peppers. I have not tried the coconut trust before, having only made an almond crust version. I am interested in making a cauliflower crust - but it seems slightly higher maintenance because of the pre-cooking and food processing and all that jazz. The coconut flour version seemed simpler.

My verdict is that the texture was great - it was a nice thin crust that you could lift piece by piece, and the taste was, well, coconut-y. No big surprise. I didn't mind it much though, and would make this again. If I was a garlic eater, I would add some garlic salt/powder into the crust to mask the coconut flavor. I initially was a little worried the pizza would be too dry - coconut flour is dry and dense, and without cheese it might be more so - but drizzling olive oil over the top solved that problem. It turned out very tasty.

Flipped over crust on parchment
Coconut flour crust
3 eggs
1/3 to 1/2 cup coconut flour
2 tsp. onion powder
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. oregano
1 T olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Start with about 1/3 c coconut flour, and add more depending on final consistency - brands vary so much that this will help achieve the best result.
2. I spread the dough on a piece of parchment, though I contemplated going directly on a pizza stone. You will need to flip the crust once, but it didn't seem to want to stick. I recommend spreading on parchment, or on a metal cooking sheet. Try directly on a pizza stone if you are feeling adventurous! Spread dough pretty thin, and bake for about 10-15 minutes, until brown.
3. Remove from oven and flip the crust, so that you put all the toppings on what was the under side. Once pizza is full of toppings, slide back in the oven for another 8-12 minutes until browned.
4. Let it cool a minute, slice and eat up!

As I said, my toppings were pepperoni, olives, mushrooms, red pepper, and thinly sliced onion. They went on top of a thin layer of tomato sauce sprinkled with red pepper flakes, salt and oregano. Then the whole pizza was drizzled with olive oil and baked. It tasted great.

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