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A gluten free pizza on a baking sheet.

Gluten Free Pizza Crust Base

Sandi Gaertner
How to make a gluten free pizza base that you can cook on a grill. Makes the BEST gluten free grilled pizza crust!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Rise Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 27 minutes
Course Gluten Free Dinner Recipes, Gluten Free Pizza and Pasta Recipes, Meal Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 550 kcal

Equipment

  • Standing mixer

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ½ cups gluten free flour blend * see note
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • ¼ cup parmesan cheese optional
  • 1 ¼ cup warm water
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast * see note
  • 1 teaspoon sugar or honey
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 eggs large

Topping

  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • 1 ¼ cups pizza sauce * see note

Instructions
 

  • Put the warm water in a bowl with the sugar. Add the yeast and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes until if foams up.
  • In a mixer, add the foamy yeast, eggs, and oil. Mix to blend.
  • Change to a dough hook. Add the salt and parmesan cheese. Gradually add the 3 1/2 cups of flour. Mix slowly on low speed.
  • Mix until the dough is in a ball. On a baking sheet, shape and size of pizza crust you want.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise 30-45 minutes.
  • Remove the plastic wrap.

Grilling Instructions:

  • Preheat your grill to 425º F.
  • Shape your dough into 4 mini gluten free pizza crusts.
  • Put the dough onto the grill and close the lid so the dough can cook for 3-5 minutes.
  • Open the lid. Add sauce, cheese and your favorite toppings.
  • Grill until the cheese is melted and the crust looks cooked. Make sure you check the bottom of the crust periodically to ensure it doesn't burn.

Oven Instructions:

  • Preheat the oven to 425º F.
  • Heat a pizza stone if you are using one in the oven. If not skip this step.
  • Place your pizza crust on the pizza stone or a baking sheet.
  • Add the sauce, cheese, and toppings.
  • Bake the pizza for 12-15 minutes depending on crust thickness.

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Notes

  1. I have tested this recipe with Cup4Cup and Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 GF blend. Bob's 1:1 was tested, but it didn't perform well. That doesn't mean others will not work, I just have not tested other flours.
  2. If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain Xanthan Gum or Guar Gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
  3. This pizza will keep up to 3 days in an air-tight container.
  4. If you want to make this pizza dairy-free, omit the parmesan cheese and use a dairy-free cheese.
  5. Yeast - double check the brand you use is gluten free. Red Star Platinum is NOT gluten free!

Topping ideas:

  • Pepperoni
  • Sausage
  • Pineapple
  • Ham
  • Fresh basil
  • Mushrooms

Sauce ideas:

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 550kcalCarbohydrates: 80gProtein: 18gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 1011mgPotassium: 88mgFiber: 12gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 168IUCalcium: 156mgIron: 4mg
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