Vegan Pizza Crust
This Vegan Pizza Crust is chewy, delicious and easy to make with wholesome gluten-free and grain-free ingredients. It's the perfect healthy pizza alternative made with almond flour, tapioca flour and avocado oil and happens to be dairy-free, vegan and paleo-friendly.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup superfine blanched almond flour
- 1/3 cup tapioca starch
- 3 tablespoons ground flax seeds + 6 tablespoons warm water
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt , to taste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Toppings (or use your favorite)
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 2 cups vegan mozzarella , grated - we like Violife.
- 1/2 small red onion , sliced
- 6 mushrooms , sliced. Use cremini or your favorite.
- 8 cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 4 fresh basil leaves , for topping
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400ºF and line a pizza pan or a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a small bowl, make the flax egg by combining the ground flaxseeds with 6 tablespoons of water. Allow to sit for at least 5 minutes, until thickened into a gel-like consistency.
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Meanwhile, whisk together the almond flour, tapioca flour, ground flaxseeds, baking powder, onion power, garlic powder, Italian seasoning and salt until combined.
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Stir in the olive oil, vinegar followed by the flax eggs. Stir well, until the dough sticks together and forms a cookie dough mixture. Sprinkle a little bit more almond flour if the dough seems too wet or add a little bit more water if the dough seems too dry.
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Sprinkle some tapioca flour on the pan and place on top. Use your hands to shape into a flat circle, about 1/4 - 1/3 inch thick, roughly 8 - 10 inches in diameter.
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Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.
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Remove the pizza crust from the oven. Turn the oven to 450F. Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Spread the pizza sauce over the bases and top them with vegan mozzarella and thinly sliced onions.
Add the mushrooms, red onion and tomatoes to the pizzas.
Place spinach in boiled water to wilt, then squeeze out excess water. Roughly chop and add to pizzas.
Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and bake for 10-12 minutes, until crispy and baked.
Remove from oven and serve hot.
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Top with fresh basil and serve.