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Oat Flour Pizza Crust Recipe

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  • Author: Lily
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 2 servings
  • Category: Pizza
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

This oat flour pizza crust recipe offers a gluten-free, wholesome alternative to traditional pizza dough. Made with oat flour, tapioca starch, and ground flax seeds, it creates a tender, slightly chewy crust enhanced by the nutty flavor of tahini. Perfect for a quick and healthy homemade pizza, the crust is baked to golden perfection and can be topped with your favorite ingredients.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 1 cup oat flour
  • ¼ cup tapioca starch (also called tapioca flour)
  • 2 Tablespoons ground flax seeds
  • ½ Tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 4 ounces warm water
  • 2 Tablespoons tahini

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400°F (204°C) and line a baking sheet or pizza pan with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
  2. Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the oat flour, tapioca starch, ground flax seeds, baking powder, and salt, breaking up any lumps to ensure a smooth mixture.
  3. Add Wet Ingredients: Pour the warm water and tahini into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir thoroughly until the dough comes together. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean towel and let it rest for 10 minutes while the oven preheats.
  4. Shape Dough: After resting, form the dough into a ball using your hands or a silicone spatula. Place it on the prepared baking sheet and gently press it out evenly into a circle about 9-10 inches in diameter and approximately ⅜ inch thick.
  5. Form Crust Edge: Fold the edges of the dough up and over by about ½ inch to create a thicker crust around the perimeter of the pizza.
  6. Trim Parchment (Optional): If your oven has a broiler, trim the parchment paper to just outside the crust edge to prevent burning during broiling. This step is recommended but optional.
  7. Bake Crust Initially: Bake the crust in the oven for 15 minutes until it begins to set and firm up.
  8. Add Toppings and Continue Baking: Remove the crust from the oven, add your desired pizza toppings, then return it to the oven to bake for an additional 10 minutes. If you won’t broil afterward, bake for 15 minutes instead to fully cook toppings.
  9. Broil for Finish (Optional): Switch the oven to broil at 500°F (or high if only low/high settings are available). Broil the pizza for up to 5 minutes to brown toppings and finish cooking. Watch closely, checking after the first minute and then every 30 seconds to prevent burning.
  10. Rest Before Serving: Remove the pizza from the oven and let it rest on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes. This helps the crust firm up, making it easier to cut and preventing it from crumbling.

Notes

  • Resting the dough before shaping improves texture and hydration.
  • Using parchment paper aids in easy removal and cleaner baking.
  • Broiling is optional but helps achieve a nicely browned topping.
  • The crust is delicate when hot but firms well after resting.
  • You can customize toppings based on dietary preferences.

Find it online: https://dishmelt.com/oat-flour-pizza-crust-recipe/