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Low Carb, Gluten Free Pizza Base
This low carb, gluten free pizza base is made from a combination of pumpkin seeds blended into flour and desiccated coconut blended into a powder, combined with egg, herbs and coconut oil.
Serves: 1 pizza
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ingredients for pizza base:
1 egg
1 cup of pumpkin seeds blended into powder
1/2 cup of desiccated coconut blended into flour
1 tbs of coconut oil
Dried mixed herbs
Ingredients for topping:
Home made BBQ sauce (alternative to tomato paste)
Spinach leaves
Marinated artichoke hearts
Beef and pork mince
Sheeps feta
Olives
This is what I used – you can add/subtract any pizza topping you like
Method:
Pre-heat oven to 180dg
Whisk one egg in a bowl
Blend pumpkin seeds into powder and add to bowl
blend desiccated coconut into a fine powder and add to bowl
Melt 1tbs of coconut oil and add to bowl
Add mixed herbs and stir well
Mixture should turn into a doughy type texture
Remove from bowl and need into a flat circle
Line a flat pizza tray with baking paper and place base onto tray then into the oven
While base is baking, prepare toppings of your choice
After 20 minutes, remove from oven – base should be hard and crispy
Add toppings and place switch oven to grill for 5 minutes