Pizza is another one of those foods where there are a number of gluten free options available, but very few are very tasty. Whether you buy your gluten free pizzas pre-made or purchases crusts and add your own sauce, have you ever considered making a completely homemade pizza crust and sauce?
This is far and away the best gluten free pizza I have run across to date. Give it a try and let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Best Gluten Free Pizza Recipe
Pizza Crust Ingredients:
- 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Pizza Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 to 2 teaspoons sugar, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Pizza Crust Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425ºF.
- In small bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in milk.
- In medium mixer bowl, beat flours, xanthan gum, salt, and seasoning on low speed.
- Add yeast-mixture, 1 teaspoon of the oil, and vinegar and beat until blended, about 30 seconds.
- Dough will be soft.
- Put dough on lightly greased 12-inch nonstick pizza pan and liberally sprinkle with white rice flour.
- Press dough to edges of pan, con-tinuing to sprinkle with flour to prevent stick-ing to your hands. Make edges thicker to hold toppings.
- Bake crust 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Spread crust with sauce and your choice of toppings.
- Bake another 15 to 20 minutes or until top is nicely browned.
- Remove from oven, brush outer crust with remaining oil, and serve immediately
Pizza Sauce Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in small saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer 15 minutes, while Pizza Crust is being assembled. (Makes about 1 cup)
There are quite a few gluten free pizza recipes around the internet, but here is one I hadn’t seen before.
Gluten Free Pizza Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 Pkg. instant yeast
- 1 cup sweet rice flour
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- 1/2 c. sorghum flour
- 2 T oil of choice (I used canola) (plus a little extra for browning crust)
- 1 C. WARM (not hot) water (105-115 F)
- 1 tsp. regular cane sugar
Baking Instructions:
- Prepare yeast- in a large glass or plastic bowl, add yeast and sugar to warm water. Still gently with a wooden or plastic utensil (I use a wooden chopstick) Allow to set for several minutes (about 10 minutes) so the yeast “blooms”.
- Add flours, oil and salt. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Once fully combined, it should be a nice ball shape. Allow to sit in bowl for about 5 minutes.
- Place dough onto surface dusted with rice flour or cornstarch. Work it into a round. I find this works easiest by picking the dough up and allowing it to hang from my hand, then turning and repeating until I have a nice, semi-round shape of desired thickness. This made a crust approx. 12 inches in diameter.
- Place dough onto stoneware (or other pizza pan).
- Top with desired toppings, we used sauce, ground meat and cheese because that’s what I had on hand. Sprinkle top with herb mix if available. Brush edges not covered by toppings with a little bit of oil for browning.
- Bake at 450F for about 15 minutes (our second pizza took less time than the first, so keep a close eye on it!)
Pizza is very popular in our house, so I was excited when I found this recipe for a gluten free crust.
Gluten Free Pizza Crust
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon dry yeast
- 2/3 cup brown rice flour or gram flour or fava bean flour (I use ‘garfava’ flour which is a blend)
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 2 tablespoons powdered milk or non-dairy powdered coffee creamer (Dairy alternative, 2 T tapioca flour or sweet rice flour in place of 2 T dry milk powder or non-dair)
- 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 2/3 cup water (110 degrees F)
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar or honey or agave syrup
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
Baking Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In medium bowl using regular beaters (not dough hooks), blend all ingredients on low speed.
- Beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
- (If mixer bounces around bowl, dough is too stiff. Add water if necessary, one tablespoon at a time, until dough does not resist beaters.) Dough will resemble soft bread dough.
- Put mixture on lightly greased 12-inch pizza pan or 11 x 7-inch pan (for deep dish version).
- Liberally sprinkle rice flour on dough, then press dough into pan, continuing to sprinkle with flour to prevent sticking to hands.
- Make edges slightly thicker to hold toppings.
- Bake pizza crust for 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Spread pizza crust with your favorite sauce and toppings.
- Bake another 20 to 25 minutes or until top is nicely browned.
How does a tasty scone pizza sound? Here are the ingredients you’ll need to build your own scone pizza at home.
gluten free Scone Pizzas
Crust Ingredients:
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- 3/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/3 cup potato starch
- 3 tbsps. tapioca starch
- 4 tsps. gluten-free baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, chilled and cut into pieces
- 2 tbsps. honey
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 to 2/3 cup buttermilk
Baking Scone Crust:
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together the brown rice flour, cornmeal, potato starch, tapioca starch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add the butter and use your fingertips to work it into the dry ingredients, forming a coarse meal. Make a well in the dry ingredients.
- Mix together the honey, egg, and 1/2 cup of the buttermilk.
- Pour into the well in the dry ingredients.
- Stir with a fork. I like to use my hands at this point to gather everything up and form a soft but not sticky dough. If it is too dry, add more buttermilk.
- Lightly flour the counter with rice flour and pat the dough into a cake 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut out pie-shaped pieces or use a biscuit cutter and cut out rounds.
- Place on the cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, if you like, or leave plain.
- Bake on the middle rack for 12 to 15 minutes or until the bottoms are golden.
Scone Toppings Ideas:
- Tomato sauce, fresh basil, chopped fresh garlic, grated mozzarella
- Tomato sauce, cooked broccoli, sauteed sliced mushrooms, chopped fresh garlic, grated mozzarella and provolone.
- Tomato sauce, sauteed onion, chopped cooked bacon, grated cheddar cheese and mozzarella
- Tomato sauce, sauteed sliced onion and colored peppers, fresh basil, grated mozzerella and fontinella.
Pat the dough into a pizza pan with parchment paper. Bake it for 5 minutes at 400 F. Spread the toppings on and continue baking for another 10 minutes.


