Coconut Flour Pizza Crust

We love pizza! Ok, so it is more than love...obsession might be the correct word.  We need to have it on the menu once a week at least! My husband worked in a college cafeteria to help pay for his masters work and even got to go to "pizza school" for a day.  We do not take homemade pizza lightly, or any pizza for that matter.  Our favorite is probably Lou Malnati's.  We do like just about any variety though!

On our quest to eat healthier, we have been trying to find meals with a low glycemic index.  Traditional flour is pretty much the opposite of what we were going for, but elimination of pizza was not an option.  We needed a yummy crust option....so the trials began. Fava bean flour, garbanzo bean flour and almond flour resulted in really dry crunchy crusts.  The taste wasn't terrible, but it wasn't something we looked forward to eating.  We really liked the cauliflower crust, but it was too time consuming and costly  to make regularly.  When I found this one and tweaked it a bit, I knew it was the answer to our dilemma!

We make the crust ahead and freeze them so they are just like pre-cooked pizza crust:)  It is a great way to use up extra ingredients as pizza toppings!

There are some things that you have to know before working with coconut flour.
   1. It absorbs between 2 & 3 times the amount of water compared to traditional all purpose flour.
   2. It is not very sticky since it has no gluten.
   3. It is a bit sweet. (Since it is just coconut)
   4. It is healthy! (Low glycemic, high in fiber, good fats and protein)


Coconut Flour Pizza Crust--Preheat your oven to 400 and get ready for some delicious pizza!

This picture is of a crust I pulled from my freezer, so it is a bit wrinkly on the edges and flattens during baking.

Make sure your toppings get close to the edge!!!  Yummy all the way to the edge!

What you will need:

4 eggs
1/4 C. Greek yogurt
1/4 C. Coconut flour
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning
1 tsp. Salt
3 oz cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese
*Silpat or parchment (I really like my Pampered Chef baking mat!!!)
    --Do not cut your pizza on your Silpat:)

 

 

Just melty....I like mine a little toasty, but my hubby likes it melty!

Directions: (I will add more pictures once I make it again)

1. In a medium mixing bowl, whip the eggs and yogurt together until completely smooth. 
2. Add in the coconut flour and mix until completely incorporated (it will take a minute longer than regular flour to absorb the liquid)
3. Add in the garlic, seasonings and salt.  Mix again until completely incorporated.  This mixture will be similar to typical pancake batter. 
4. Add in the cheeses and mix again and let rest for about 2 minutes.
5. Spread the mixture onto a greased silpat or parchment sheet as thin as you possibly can **The recipe should make 2-9 inch pizzas.
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are just turning brown.  
7. Let cool for about 5 minutes and then remove from silpat.  (You can put it back on to cook the toppings, but it will be much easier to remove once it is topped and cooked if you take it off for a bit.)
8. Top with whatever you enjoy on pizza (or whatever leftovers you have in your fridge) and then bake again for 10-15 minutes or until the toppings are cooked the way you like them!

What do you like on your pizza???