Pizza is such an easy and cheap meal to make at home, even for those of us who have intolerances. It really makes me wonder why domino's does so well. Of course, I say the same about Macca's.
Please note, this can be used to make wheat based pizza of course. The main difference, apart from flour, is that you need to knead the dough a little before you roll it out.
Ingredients:
Pizza Base:
Gluten-Free flour (Duh, really); 1 and 1/2 cups.
Water (up to three cups)
2 Tablespoons oil (olive oil adds the best flavour - but any will do)
A pinch or two of salt.
Half a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda.
Toppings:
Tomato puree
Cheese; Lactofree cheese; or soy cheese (depends on diet requirements clearly)
Anything you wish to put on top :) However, do ensure any meat is cooked before placing it on the pizza.
Preparation directions:
Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Sift the Flour into a bowl. Add the salt and Bicarbonate of Soda. Mix in the oil. Begin to add the water, however this need to be done in small amounts because of the nature of gluten-free flour. Essentially add some water and then stir. Keep using this process until all the flours comes together as a ball. Next Sprinkle some flour on a clean bench. This is to prevent the ball of dough sticking to the bench. Place the ball on the bench surface and gently spread it out too your desired shape. It is important to remember with gluten free flour that the dough must be slightly sticky and that it is not necessary to knead it like you would ordinary pizza dough. Once you have spread the dough into the desired shape place it on a lightly greased oven pan. Cook for 20mins or until the bread is par-cooked (cooked but not brown).
Remove the Pizza base from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Once it is cool enough to handle, spread the tomato puree on the bread base. Sprinkle cheese or equivalent on the base. Even disperse your choice of toppings on this cheese and then top with a second sprinkling of cheese. Place the pizza back into the oven until the cheese /Soya cheese turns brown. Slice up and enjoy your creation :).
