Thick Gluten Free Pizza Crust

I have to be honest, when I go out to a gluten free pizza place and they serve me my pizza on a gluten free flat crust- I'm less than impressed. Don't get me wrong, I like flat crusts but if you really want to wow me- serve me a thick gluten free crust! 

This recipe came about by accident and luck! We were out of town and all I had was one of my soft dinner roll dry mixes. We were craving pizza though so I made some adaptions and walla: Thick Gluten Free Pizza Crust. This crust is similar to a deep-dish style pizza. It bakes up crispy on the outside and soft and like a dinner roll on the inside. 

This dough would make great breadsticks as well. Enjoy! 

Thick Gluten Free Pizza Crust

(PS- Shown is our no cheese version)

(Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Created by jalene but inspired from my soft dinner roll recipe

Makes 2 (13 inch pizzas)
Ingredients: 

• 2 Tbsp yeast
• 2 Tbsp + tsp sugar (I use evaporated cane juice sugar)
• 2 cups warm water (about 100 F)
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 cup sweet white rice flour (I grind my own from calrose rice) (see note below)
• 1 cup brown rice flour
• ¾ cup potato starch (not flour)
• ½ cup tapioca starch
• 3 tsp xanthan gum
• 1 & ½ tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 2 large eggs 
• 1 tsp organic apple cider vinegar

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Directions: 

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Tear off 2 square sheets (15x15 inch) of parchment paper. Set aside. 
2. In a 4 cup measuring cup add the yeast, sugar, and warm water. Mix until combined. Add the olive oil on top. Cover and allow to double in size. 
3. Meanwhile, combine all of your dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl: sweet white rice flour, brown rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, xanthan gum, salt, and baking powder. 
4. Once the yeast is ready, add it to the flours along with the eggs and apple cider vinegar. Mix on low for 30 seconds then on medium speed for 2 & 1/2 minutes. 
5. Spread the dough out with a spatula onto the prepared parchment paper about 13 inches big. Leave a raised edge. (See picture.)
6. Bake for 5-7 minutes then top with desired ingredients and return to oven until pizza crust is golden brown. 

Spread out 1/2 of the dough with a spatula leaving the edge slightly raised compared to the middle.

Into making your own dry mixes? 

The dry ingredients in this mix can be used to make soft dinner rolls as well! 

Simply follow the recipe on this link: Gluten Free Soft Dinner Rolls