Making Gluten-Free Pizza Crust is Tougher Than You Think (More)

Should you buy gluten-free pizza crust, or try to make it yourself?

First, as we covered previously, choosing a flour base with a good texture is important. Second, these flours don't have the same flavor as wheat-based flours. Neutral flavored flours require you to add ingredients to cover the lack of flavor. One possible, though hard to find choice is yeast extract. But wait. There's more

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More Steps to Take to Make Delicious Gluten-Free Pizza Crust

Making gluten-free pizza crust yourself requires both a lot of steps and a lot of ingredients. Most gluten-free flours are also flavor free. Adding an acid will make the flavor seem more balanced and less flat. One is apple cider vinegar. You can also choose to add herbs and spices such as garlic, onion, and basil since they all go well with pizza.

Ingredients: 1 packet or 2 teaspoons of active dry yeast small pinch of sugar (or a teaspoon of honey) 1 cup of warm (not hot) water 1 teaspoon of gluten-free yeast extract 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar 2 1/2 to 3 cups of gluten-free all-purpose flour mix (also add 1/2 teaspoon of xanthan gum if it is not included in the mix you use) 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt 1 teaspoon of granulated dried garlic 1 teaspoon of granulated dried onion 1 teaspoon of dried basil Directions: Combine the water, yeast, sugar (or honey), and yeast extract in a measuring cup. Set aside to allow the yeast to bloom. Place 2 1/2 cups of the gluten-free all-purpose flour, salt, garlic, onion and basil in the work bowl of your favorite food processor fitted with the dough blade. Pulse to combine and aerate the ingredients. Add the apple cider vinegar and olive oil to the liquid mixture. Whisk to combine. Add the liquid mixture to the food processor. Process for three minutes to both mix and knead the dough. The dough will be wetter and stickier than a standard wheat-based dough. Using a wetter dough will avoid the dryness found in many gluten-free baked goods. Use a spatula to remove the dough. Move it to a lightly floured surface and dust with flour as needed. Quickly form it into a ball, using as little flour as possible to accomplish this. You want to keep the dough as wet as possible. Move to a warm (but not hot) location and cover with a large bowl. Leave it until it has doubled in size. That should take about 2 hours; the exact time will depend upon the warmth and humidity in the room.

That's a lot of ingredients, isn't it?  You're probably looking at a $200 bill by the time you get all that.

Buy Gluten-Free Pizza Crusts

There are some people who thrive on challenges.  To make gluten-free pizza crust yourself is a bit of a challenge, obviously.  However, is it worth it?  Buying the crust instead might be a better use of your time.  

So remember, time is precious.  So is your hard earned money.  You might want to think about buying gluten-free pizza crusts online.  

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