Today I’ll be sharing a gluten free crust recipe that you can use for your favorite homemade pizza. The crust is made with rice flour. Before I share the pizza recipe I would like to tell you a little about gluten free ingredients and diet sources. You can find several products and resources that are considered gluten free in The HPC Pizza Supply Outlet.
There are several grains and starch sources that are considered acceptable for a what’s termed “gluten-free diets”. The most frequently used are maize, potatoes, rice, and tapioca (derived from cassava).
Other grains and starch sources generally considered suitable for gluten-free diets include but are not limited to amaranth, arrowroot, millet, montina, lupine, quinoa, sorghum (jowar), sweet potato, taro, teff, chia seed, and yam.
In some cases, various types of bean, soybean, and nut flours are used in gluten-free products to add protein and dietary fiber. In spite of its all to familiar name, buckwheat is not related to wheat at all. Buckwheat in it’s purest form, is considered acceptable for a gluten-free diet, although many commercial buckwheat products are actually mixtures of wheat and buckwheat flours. those that are restricted to toal gluten free diets must be cognizant of this. Typically it not accepted in these forms of diets. Gram flour, derived from chickpeas, is also gluten-free.
Hemp seed is a gluten free source of energy with digestible edestin protein. It’s a good balance of essential fatty acids, dietary fiber, as well as vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin E, Iron, Zinc, Copper and Magnesium.
Gluten is also used in foods in some unexpected ways, for example as a stabilizing agent or thickener in products like ice-cream and ketchup.
People wishing to follow a completely gluten free diet must also consideration the ingredients of any over-the-counter or prescription medications and vitamins as some of these products contain gluten derivatives.
I hope you enjoy the recipe…
Gluten Free Rice Crust Pizza Recipe
Ingredients:
Crust
2 1/2 cups cooked white rice
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon butter, melted
Topping
1 cup tomato sauce or pizza sauce
1/2 teaspoon oregano or basil, dried
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
1/4 cup Parmesan or asiago cheese, grated
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Mix the first four ingredients thoroughly. Spread evenly on the bottom of a
12-inch pizza pan or pie pan. Bake 15 minutes or until surface is lightly brown.
Sauté onion and garlic in the olive oil. Spread over the crust. Spread on the pizza sauce; add dry herbs if the sauce is bland. Sprinkle on the two kinds of cheese.
Return to the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes until the sauce is bubbly and the cheese is melted.
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Thanks for the interesting content!!!
Chef Roberts,
Brown rice can be substituted for this recipe however you may need to adjust other ingredients to compensate for the “nutty” flavor that brown rice produces.
Bolstering the pizza sauce with bolder spices will typically handle this. Brown rice actually contains more Vitamin B1 & B3. Brown rice will also contain about 4 times the magnesium as well.
William – HomePizzaChef
On the Gluten Free Rice Crust it calls for white rice, could brown rice used instead?
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