Gluten-Free Pizza Crust or Flatbread

Description

This recipe is for a crust that can be used for pizza or flatbreads. After 2 years of being GF, this is the best pizza crust/flatbread recipe I have. It is based on trial and error in an effort to improve other recipes. My kids say this is better than our homemade wheat flour crusts.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup very warm water
  • ½ teaspoon white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons yeast
  • 2 cups gluten-free flour blend
  • ½ cup rice flour
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

  1. Whisk water and sugar together in a bowl. Whisk in yeast. Let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam
  2. about 10 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  4. Combine gluten-free flour
  5. rice flour
  6. Italian seasoning
  7. xanthan gum
  8. gelatin
  9. and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Whisk vinegar and olive oil into the yeast mixture; pour over flour mixture. Mix on high speed until a wet
  10. sticky dough forms
  11. about 6 minutes.
  12. Transfer dough to the prepared baking sheet. Lay another sheet of parchment paper on top; smooth out dough to fill the baking sheet. Let dough rest
  13. about 10 minutes.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until dough puffs up
  15. 5 to 10 minutes. Peel parchment paper off the top. Continue baking until dough is golden brown and edges are cooked through
  16. about 20 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 1

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