Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Lately I have been seeing the trend of dairy free crust, specifically cauliflower crust. Since Steve and I had tried and liked the eggplant pizza, I figured it only made sense that we see all the buzz was about surrounding Cauliflower Pizza Crust. Here is the recipe we tried, our adventure in pictures, and finally some recommendations for you to try it for yourself!

Cauliflower Pizza

::Ingredients::

• 1 head cauliflower, stalk removed

• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan

• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

::Directions::

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
• Break the cauliflower into florets (as shown below)

• Place the florets in a food processor or blender and pulse until fine (as shown below)

• Steam cauliflower in a steamer basket and drain well. You will want to get as much moisture out of the cauliflower as possible. You can use a towel or paper towels to do this. At first we didn't drain enough and it became evident from the squishy sounds that there was far too much water to form a good dough. So we dried it more and it definitely made a difference. Be sure to get as much out the first time around so you are not re-pressing it like us!
• Allow mixture to cool before adding the mozzarella, parmesan, egg and spices.
• Transfer the mixture to the parchment paper and form into dough. Our dough was a little thicker so it did not come out as crispy as I had hoped. Initially I feared too thin of a crust would not hold our desired topping (chicken) but ours could have definitely been a little flatter. Make sure not to make your crust TOO thick or you will not be able to eat it without a fork and knife.
• Cook mixture at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove and top with your desired toppings. We used Whole garlic and sweet basil marinara, marinated mozzarella, and cooked some chicken in a salt free poultry seasoning blend (as shown below). But you can get really creative with your toppings!

                                         

                                                          

• After topping pizza, return to the oven to cook for another 10 minutes. Make sure the cheese is melted. 
• Cut up and enjoy! 

This was our final product! Like I said, next time we will make the crust thinner and be sure it is fully dried out. I would suggest learning from our errors. Steve and I will definitely be making this again. I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!

Thanks for reading/

Happy Eating

Signed,

Tiesha