Gluten and Dairy free Pizza

When you're both gluten and dairy free, pizza is something that you really miss and you morn never eating it again. Unless you decide to make the best of it and come up with something just as delicious and satisfying that you don't miss the cheese and wheat.

I have tried recipe after recipe and finally have found a crust that is deceivingly close to wheat crust. We top the pizza with a yummy garlic tomato sauce, all kinds of veggies and than I make a garlic dipping sauce, comparable to the dipping sauce you can get at Papa John's.

Liam, my picky eater, ate soooo much, his little tummy was round and he laid on the floor, full and happy!



Gluten Free Pizza Crust (adapted from "The Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook")
2 TBSP active dry yeast
1 & 1/2 cup brown rice flour
1 cup tapioca flour
4 tsps xanthan gum
2 tsp italian seasoning
2 tsp agave nectar
1 tsp sea salt
1 & 1/2 cup luke warm water
1 TBSP
2 tsp cider vinegar
Rice flour for coating hands and dough

Preheat oven 425 degrees. Grease a large cookie sheet or two round pizza pans with olive oil. In a stand mixer, mix dry ingredients with the wire whisk attachment, add liquid ingredients and beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Dough should be like very soft bread dough. Coat hands and dough with rice flour and put dough on pan. Pat and work dough onto pan and into corners. Dough should be fairly thin on pan. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees. Top crust with desired toppings and bake another 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and veggies are crisp. Cut and serve with Garlic Sauce.

Garlic Dipping Sauce for Pizza
1/4 cup crushed garlic
1/4 cup margarine, ghee or olive oil

Heat in small pan over medium heat stirring constantly until bubbling. You can double this recipe as needed. Serve either in small bowls for dipping or pour over the top of pizza after pizza is cooked.

Doesn't it look yummy?

You can tell it's a hit when it disappears all except for crumbs!