I've experienced two "firsts" in my life tonight:
1. Not being able to eat the entire pizza in one sitting (I'm ashamed! But gave it a good fight) This is a seriously filling meal! Go all out with the toppings and you won't be disappointed...until you realize your eyes are bigger than your stomach and that you can't possibly eat another bite without exploding of delicious goodness.
2. There wasn't one second while I was eating this masterpiece that I felt guilty for eating my favorite meal---a pizza! Made from scratch, clean ingredients, protein, healthy fats, no grains....I could brag forever.
Here's what you'll need to make the crust: (this is surprisingly easy to make even though it looks long and daunting)
-1 1/2 cups tapioca flour/starch
-1 cup water
-1/2 cup coconut flour
-2 eggs
-1/2 cup coconut oil
-about 1 to 2 tbsp of garlic seasoning (I'd recommend 1..2 tbsp was a bit too garlicky, and I even love garlic!)
-parchment paper
Preheat oven to 350. Combine the oil, seasoning and water in a stove pot. Bring it to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the tapioca flour. Let it cool for 5 minutes or so and then incorporate the eggs and coconut flour. Mix well! Dump it onto the parchment paper lined baking sheet and divide it into two chunks. Create two pizzas with it. I covered them with another piece of parchment paper (so that the dough is sandwiched between two pieces of parchment) and flattened the dough out with a plate instead of dealing with the annoyingness of a sticky rolling pin mess. It worked beautifully!
Bake for 35 minutes or until golden & then remove from oven and top with your choice toppings! Don't forget to pop it back in the oven once you top it so it can heat and melt all nicely together. Just a few minutes is good. In this dinner, we added a few of our favorite things such as chicken, mushrooms and turkey bacon. You can do sooo many things with this recipe...add tomato sauce rather than pesto or beef or sausage or all vegetables....have fun! This was a super fun meal to make on a Saturday night with the family.
Also, this crust was so easy to make, had such great consistency, and flavor that it has given me some great, sinfully delicious recipe ideas for the future that I'll try out and share with y'all (assuming it's successful).
Here's what you'll need for the pesto: (super easy)
-1 cup organic spinach
-1 clove garlic
-1/4 cup of nuts (we used pecans; but pine nuts would work, or walnuts :)
-3 1/2 tbsp organic (or good quality) olive oil
-1 tbsp of seasoning (your choice...I'd recommend one with no sodium or it'll taste way too salty. But you can get creative here. For example, my husband used cayenne pepper based spice and I chose a lemon-garlic. Next time I make this, I will do a different spice without garlic. It was overall pretty garlicky. I'll probably smell like a garlic clove for at least a month.
Blend the nuts, spinach, and garlic in a food processor. Slowly incorporate the olive oil and seasoning until it's at a smooth consistency. Spread on top of fully baked pizza crust. Then add toppings. Broil in oven for an additional 5-8 minutes until warmed!
Get cookin, and tell me how you chose to top your pizza!
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