Lower Carb Pizza Dough (Two 14
- 1 1/3 cups warm water (No warmer than 115 degrees F)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar (or Equivalent Amount Sugar Substitute)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 tablespoon fast rising yeast
- 1 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten
- 1/2 cup additional flour, for kneading
- 1 tablespoon additional olive oil, for rising
- In a large bowl add salt, sugar, olive oil, and optional garlic powder to the warm water.
- Add Bread Flour and Yeast and stir until combined.
- Add Vital Wheat Gluten and combine as much as possible.
- Turn mixture out on a well floured surface and scrape any unincorporated ingredients from the bowl on top of the mixture.
- Knead 1/4 turn at a time with your palm until the mixture is no longer sticky and is very elastic-- this usually takes about 3-5 minutes and 1/2 cup flour.
- Note that the amount of additional flour required will depend on how much humidity your ingredients have absorbed-- You may need more or less than 1/2 cup.
- Put 1 Tbs of olive oil in your large bowl then swirl it around the bottom and half way up the sides.
- Put the dough in the bowl, then turn it over, cover and let it rise in a warm place.
- After it doubles, punch it down, turn it over, cover, and let it rise again.
- Cut the dough in half and place in freezer bags-- if using immediately, place half the dough on prepared pizza pan without punching it down so that it will be easier to spread out.
- To use frozen dough, let it thaw in the freezer bag then place in a bowl, cover, and allow it to rise in a warm place before placing on a pizza pan prepared with cooking spray.
- Since this dough is very elastic, I spread it out with my fingers as much as possible, then let it rise a little and spread it some more-- this seems easier than rolling it.
- Prick the dough with a fork to avoid bubbles, add your favorite sauce, pizza ingredients and cheese.
- Bake in a hot oven, 450u0b0F, until the cheese and the edge of the crust are lightly browned and cut the pizza into slices.
- Notes: The "cooking" time is an estimate of time for rising; The nutritional information is for one slice of pizza crust assuming that each pizza is sliced into 8 pieces.
water, salt, sugar, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, bread flour, yeast, vital wheat gluten, additional flour, additional olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lower-carb-pizza-dough-two-14-104079 (may not work)