Gluten Free & Dairy Free pizza

Hello everyone in the blogger world. Today is day 4 of the gluten and dairy cleanse also known as modified Liver Cleanse. Again I say modified because on Liver Cleanse you can eat grains but because I am undoubtedly intolerant I have to cut them out. I'm doing this for you liver so you better like it.

So far so...so-so. The problem I face and I know others face as well is when you cut out food groups from your diet you are kind of at a standstill. Your body wants to eat a yummy pasta dish for lunch but has to eat a salad. Your body also wants to grab some cheese or grab a burrito... but you can't have grains or cheese so....whats a girl to eat? I made the mistake of not bringing food to work on day 2. We have a hipster cafe down the street that does gluten free and has some vegan sandwiches so I figured I'd be fine. NOPE! I walked down pacific avenue taunted by the aroma of both the new frozen yogurt shop and the hot dog vender. I don't care if it is December the 1st and snowing...I'll eat fro yo again!

I settled on sushi across the street. i know I shouldn't be dining out but its a legit sushi joint. I won't down myself for that. My meal included fish, avocado, cucumber and nori sans wheat induced soy sauce. ALL good things for your body, good fat and good veggies.

Last night I really wanted pizza but I needed to abide by the liver cleanse rules of no dairy of course. I purchased Daiya cheese from Marlenes (the intolerant hippie grocery store) and made the crust from the book Primal Cravings- a primal cookbook.

 My dairy free horde from Marlenes. That Almond Dream yogurt... I blogged about it before...it is fantastic. Coconut is always sold out but was there yesterday. I bought the last two. And I know soy haters...bla bla bla. Well.. liver cleanse says it is okay and to me it is most similar in texture to milk and has less sugars than sweetened almond milk.

My gluten and dairy free creation! I would have added veggies but I chopped them up and made a salad instead. Will be more creative with toppings in the future. I would have added pepperoni but alas, this diet prohibits pepperoni and all red meat. I can have chicken and fish and what kind of sick bastard likes anchovies on their pizza?






Pizza Crust

1 cup of tapioca flour
1/4 cup of potato flour
1/3 cup of water
1 teaspoon of powdered gelatin (this can be tricky to find but try the bulk food section or baking aisle.)
 1 egg
1/4 cup of sunflower oil or olive oil (I used olive)

salt to taste, but i skipped that.

1. preheat oven to 400 F. Grease baking sheet with oil of choice ( I dabbed a napkin with olive oil.)
2.) In a large bowl, whisk together tapioca and potato flour.
3.) In another bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/3 cup of water. Add egg and oil and whisk to combine.
4.) Whisk the wet ingredients with dry and knead until combined.
5.) Use your hands to press the dough out onto baking sheet.
6.) Prebake the dough until it is crispy and golden brown. About 16 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and loosen crust from the pan with spatula.

It does not add this in the directions but I removed my crust at about 16 minutes to add the Daiya cheese and sauce. After you add the toppings it only needs a few minutes to bake so long as your toppings are precooked if you desire adding meat. I also sprinkled a little bit of oregano and basil on top of the Daiya prior to cooking.

I preferred this crust over the crust I made from wheat belly. Wheat Belly was good but did not have the pizza taste or feel. I kid you not when I say it tasted like a pizza nut loaf that some intolerant hippie concocted. As for the Daiya cheese....omg so good. Gooey and hearty like cheese is suppose to taste like. Good texture and taste as well. Even my mother who love cheese and all things dairy (ice cream is lord) thought it was good.

 http://foodwoesandhoes.blogspot.com/2013/08/gluten-free-pizza-crust.html

Unlike the nut loaf this crust stayed together. The end of the crust was nice and crispy similar to a thin crust pizza. This will probably be my go to pizza. If you want a more textured crust and can afford the elitist almond flour and just want a more paleo crust then go with the nut pizza crust. Its different but it is good.