Cauliflower And Tofu Pizza Crust Gluten Free Low Carb Food

GLUTEN-FREE CAULIFLOWER PIZZA CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and cover a pizza stone or small baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place riced cauliflower, onion, and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until crumbly, but not paste-like. Pour into a large mixing bowl.
• Add almond meal, eggs, salt, and pepper to cauliflower mixture and stir to combine. Mixture should be sticky, but hold together. If too dry, add water 1 teaspoon at a time. If too wet, add extra almond meal, 1 teaspoon at a time.
• Divide dough into two equal pieces. Place one on prepared baking sheet or pizza stone. Keep the second piece in the mixing bowl and store in the fridge while the first bakes.
• Gently spread pizza dough into a circle using a rubber spatula and your hands. It should be about 1 inch thick.
• Place dough in oven and bake for 15 minutes, or until starting to brown around the edges.
• While crust bakes, prepare toppings of choice.
• Remove crust from oven and top with desired toppings.
• Return to oven, and cook another 10 minutes, or until bottom of crust is brown and toppings are hot.
• Remove from oven and cut into four slices. Repeat with remaining cauliflower crust.

LOW CARB CAULIFLOWER PIZZA CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 F. Spray a cookie sheet or pizza pan with non-stick spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine cauliflower, egg and mozzarella. Press evenly on the pan. Sprinkle spices such as fennel, oregano, parsley, and/or garlic powder on top.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes (15-20 minutes if you double the recipe). Remove the pan from the oven.
• To the crust, add sauce, then toppings and cheese. Place under a broiler at high heat just until cheese is melted.
• Pizza crusts can be frozen after the initial baking and used later. Can be doubled for a larger pizza.

CAULIFLOWER AND TOFU PIZZA CRUST (GLUTEN-FREE, LOW-CARB)

Steps:

• Place a block of tofu in a bowl and top with a heavy weight to drain water as much as possible.
• Place cauliflower florets in a food processor and process until a rice-like texture is achieved.
• Fill a medium pan with an inch of water and bring to a boil. Add the processed cauliflower and cook about 4 - 5 minutes. Drain water and cool.
• Preheat oven to 400ºF degrees.
• Place the cooled cauliflower in a nut milk bag or wrap with cheesecloth and squeeze excess water out as much as possible.
• In a bowl, place drained tofu and use your hands to mash it well.
• Add cauliflower, beaten egg, herb, and salt and mix well.
• Press the dough out onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. The thickness of the dough should be around 1/2 inch.
• Bake for about 30 - 40 minutes. The crust should be firm and slightly brown.
• Remove the crust from oven. Top with pizza sauce, toppings and cheese.
• Bake for another 10 - 20 minutes until the cheese is bubbly and slightly browned.
• Infuse love and serve!