Recipe: Gluten-Free Pizza Crust

Obviously on a gluten-free diet, you may think that pizza is one of the first things to go. But if pizza's a household favorite, don't despair! Although it may be known as the ultimate take-out food, it's actually not that hard to make pizza at home, and this version eliminates the gluten, so you can still enjoy all of your favorite toppings, on a gluten-free crust.

Gluten-Free Pizza Crust

Ingredients:

Pizza crust dough. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1 Tbsp quick-rising yeast
1 cup milk, warmed
2 tsp sugar or honey
2/3 cup white bean flour
1/3 cup tapioca flour
2 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 Tbsp canola oil
rice flour or corn flour for dusting
gluten-free toppings as desired

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 12 inch pizza pan.
2. In bowl, combine yeast and sugar or honey, then add warm milk, stir gently, and let sit for 5 minutes.
3. In another bowl, put the white bean flour, tapioca flour, xanthan gum, salt, and Italian seasoning, then mix with a whisk or fork.
4. Pour in the milk/yeast to the dry ingredients, add the oil, then with an electric mixer on medium-low speed, mix until well blended. The dough will be slightly sticky and soft.
5. Remove dough to the pizza pan and sprinkle on top well with the rice flour or corn flour. Then, using your hands, gently spread the dough out to form a pizza crust shape, sprinkling with more flour as needed to keep the dough from sticking to your fingers. 
6. Bake pizza crust in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove and top with any gluten-free sauce and toppings you like, then put back in oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until toppings are cooked through and cheese is melted. Remove and allow to cool slightly, then slice and serve.