I was back in Oxford today so I just had to make another little trip to the Organic Deli Café that I blogged about a few weeks ago. I bought some quinoa flour so when I got home I decided to make a pizza with it.
It was fairly easy to make but there's definitely room for improvement on mine! I think I made the base a bit thick so it was very filling but still tasty. I recommend rolling the dough as thinly as you can to avoid this.
Here is how I made it...
Ingredients:
For the pizza base:
- 300g quinoa flour
- 3 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 60ml hot water
- 60ml extra virgin olive oil
- 11/4 tsp baking powder
- 180ml water
- A pinch of salt
For the tomato sauce:
- 1 clove of garlic - crushed
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon of tomato purée
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
Toppings:
I used red peppers, mushrooms, green olives, feta cheese and spinach - but anything goes really!
Method:
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius.
1. Mix the ground flaxseed and hot water in a small bowl and leave it to set for 5 minutes.
2. Combine the quinoa flour and baking powder, then stir in the water/flaxseed combo, olive oil, and salt.
3. Fold the cold water into the mixture and knead until it forms a ball of dough.
4. Leave the dough for 30 minutes to allow it to set and for it to get some air in it.
5. Drizzle a pizza tray with olive oil and place the dough on the tray.
6. Spread the dough into a pizza shape (remember not to make it too thick!)
7. Bake the dough for 20 minutes.
8. Make the tomato sauce by combining all the ingredients and heating in a saucepan.
9. After the dough has baked for 20 minutes, place the tomato sauce and toppings on it and put it back in the oven to bake for about 15-20 minutes (until the toppings are sufficiently cooked to your liking).
10. Remove from the oven and enjoy your yummy, healthy pizza!
Hope everyone's having a great weekend!
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