When this appeared on my feed in the app I use for my dietary treatment I was very curious to try it because I really missed pizza. Sure, my local pizza place is confused but obliges when I ask if they can make me a dish of sauce and melted cheese and toppings, but I still sometimes miss pizza with crust.
Notes:
- The recipe calls for almond meal (which is a term some people use to specifically designate that it contains the skins of the nuts). I used almod flour with skins because I had it on hand but I think they want you to use the kind without the skins, or at least that's what the picture makes it look like. HOWEVER. I have a feeling they used a picture of a regular ass non-keto pizza on the recipe in my app, and not the product of this recipe, though I haven't tried it with the other kind of almond flour yet to be sure.
- I use the large holes of my grater to shred the cheese, though since you're melting it other sizes would probably work fine too. DO NOT buy pre-shredded cheese since it is coated in something that may interfere with melting and might also be carbs.
- I mix in the egg with my hands because it's kind of hard to do with a spoon.
- For toppings, I use about 1/2 cup jarred marinara sauce, about 2-3 oz shredded mozzarella cheese, and any keto-friendly cooked meats and vegetables. I made my own Italian sausage with ground pork and this herb/spice mixture to ensure it didn't contain sugar or starch.
- For future reference: if not adding extra salt, the crust + 2 oz cheese for topping has ~1800 mg sodium for the whole pizza.
Verdict: I was surprised at how much it behaves like bread dough before you put the egg in! It's not quite the same as regular pizza dough obviously but it's rather good. I would absolutely have it again, and I really want to try it with the other kind of almond flour once my flour-with-skins runs out. Posting the full recipe below because my phone falls asleep every 5 minutes and it kicks me all the way out of the app every single time I want to look at the recipe again.
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RECIPE:
Almond Flour Pizza Dough
Makes 6 servings
6 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded (plus more for topping the pizza, I usually use about 2 oz more)
3/4 cup almond meal or almond flour
1 large egg
2 tbsp cream cheese
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp oregano or Italian seasoning
Preheat oven to 425 F. Mix the shredded cheese, almond meal, and cream cheese in a microwavable bowl and microwave for 1 minute. Stir, then microwave for an additional 30 seconds. Add egg, salt, and spices and stir gently until combined.
On a cutting board, place ball of dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll into a circle about 1/8 inch thick and about 12 inches in diameter. Remove the top piece of parchment paper and poke holes with a fork all over to prevent bubbles from forming while baking.
Place pizza dough (still on the parchment paper) on a baking tray or pizza stone and bake for 13-15 minutes or until browned around the edges. For a crisper crust, flip the pizza dough over before adding toppings. Add toppings of choice, return pizza to oven and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until toppings are warm and cheese (if added) is melted.
