When I realised that I was going to have to avoid wheat and dairy again my first reaction was "No more pizza!" . 

Not prepared to face life evermore without pizza I started on my quest to make a decent deep pan pizza base.  I was not prepared to have one of these 3mm thick biscuit bases either.  I was a woman on a quest.

Eventually with a bit of research over various bread & pizza base recipes, I found a few that were pretty close.  However they were still not right, and so I concoted this recipe.  It is time consuming to prepare and the batter/dough is rather sticky to prepare but I reckon it is worth it.

It's so yummy in fact that I barely notice the lack of cheese.

The batter/dough does need to be left in a warm place to rise.  I preheat the oven to the lowest temperature (40c) whilst the yeast mixture is standing .  Once the dough/batter is in my frying pan I place it in the oven (please check that your pan is suitable for oven use before doing this!)

Yummy Mummy's Wheat, Gluten, Dairy & Egg Free Pizza
OneProudMomma's Deep Pan Pizza

Ingredients
  • 1 tsp dried yeast
  • 240ml warm water
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 130g rice flour
  • 100g corn flour
  • 1 tsp xantham gum
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil

Method

  1. Dissolve the sugar in the warm water.  Stir in the yeast and leave to stand for 15 minutes.
  2. Throughly mix the rest of the dry ingredients (flours, gum & salt), add olive oil and yeast mixture.
  3. Stir until you have a soft sticky doughy batter, similar to this
    Pizza Batter/Dough

  4. Place the mixture in a well oiled frying pan and leave it in a warm place to rise for 20 minutes.  Use this time to prepare your toppings.
  5. I opt for double concentrate tomato puree with oregano, basil and garlic as the paste, with sliced peppers, red onion, olives, sweetcorn and mushrooms for the topping.
    Pizza Toppings

  6. When risen place the frying pan on the hob on a medium/high heat.  Lightly pan fry the pizza base for 5 minutes, then flip it over and fry the other side for 5 minutes.  Both sides should be golden.  Preheat oven to 180c whilst doing this.
    Part baked pizza base

  7. Lift the pizza base onto an oiled baking sheet and apply toppings.  Bake in hot oven for 15 minutes.
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Gluten-Free, Wheat-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Vegan Deep Pan Pizza