Gluten Free Pizza Dough

by Lyndall Kriedemann

If there’s one gluten-filled thing I miss, it’s pizza. But I don’t feel like I’m missing out anymore with this easy recipe for gluten-free pizza dough. Make homemade pizza with a thick and chewy gluten-free pizza crust.

Ingredients 

Gluten-Free Pizza Dough
  • 2 1/2 cups gluten-free Glutagon all-purpose flour 
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 packet rapid yeast/instant yeast, or 2 1/4 teaspoons of rapid yeast/instant yeast
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water , 43°-46°
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons gluten-free all-purpose flour, for dusting

Instructions 

Gluten-Free Pizza Dough

  • Preheat your oven to the proofing setting. If your oven does not have a proofing setting, heat the oven 93°C. Once it gets to 38°, turn off the oven.
  • Combine the gluten-free all-purpose flour, instant yeast, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
  • Warm the water in the microwave for 30-45 seconds to 43°-46°F. I use a thermometer to check the temperature of the water. If the water is too hot, it will kill the yeast.
  • Add the sugar to the warm water and stir until it is dissolved.
  • Pour the warm sugar water into the gluten-free flour mixture and mix with your mixer on low.
  • Add the olive oil and apple cider vinegar to the gluten-free dough mixture and mix on low speed for 1-2 minutes, or until the dough starts to form. The gluten-free pizza dough will be very sticky.
  • Place the dough in a greased ovenproof bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and place in your warm oven for 30 minutes to rise.
  • Remove the dough from the oven and preheat the oven to 220° C.
  • Pour 1 tablespoon of gluten-free all-purpose flour onto a large sheet of parchment paper. Spread the gluten-free flour into a circle the size of the pizza crust (38cm).
  • Turn the bowl over on top of the floured parchment paper. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of gluten-free all-purpose flour on top of the dough. Gently pat the dough ball in an outward motion. Work from the middle and push to spread the dough out to the edge to make a 38cm circle. Use your fingertips to press down into the dough to form the crust edge. Use your hands to finish shaping and rounding the edges.

To Bake Gluten-Free Pizza

  • Place the parchment paper with the dough on a pizza pan or baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
  • Remove the crust from the oven and top with the gluten-free pizza sauce, cheese, and your favorite toppings.
  • Bake the crust for an additional 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden brown.
  • Store leftovers in an air-tight container and refrigerate. Reheat leftovers in the oven or microwave.

 

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