Pizza!

Where do the hours go on Saturday!?  I swear there just aren't enough hours in the day.  This is the first time I've sat down all day, and yet I have barely scratched the surface of my to do list.  However, I promised a post on pizza and I fully intend on crossing that one off the list before I lose steam today.

I have never disliked any of our results in this pizza dough experiment.  That does come with a bit of a disclaimer, though.  With all the trouble I have deciding what to eat and my challenges at the grocery store, I will eat almost anything if it fits the vegan bill and doesn't stink.  So you have to take my taste opinions with a grain of salt, because I would gladly eat a piece of cardboard smothered in tomato sauce and probably be quite content.  That having been said, this last recipe was not bad.  I wouldn't say it was our best, and it is certainly not perfect yet (but then where would the fun be if we already struck gold!?).

Our biggest challenge seems to be in the yeast department.  Our doughs never rise and tend to be really dense.  A lot of that stems from the gluten free flours we're using, or it could be the brewer's yeast we're attempting to use for baking...It brings a whole new meaning to "beer bread."  Nevertheless, the flavor was really good, and the texture was the only thing holding it back. 

The toppings, though, were phenomenal!  Our best ever!  Artichoke hearts, shittake mushrooms, zucchini and soy mozzarella; all items we just happened to have laying around. 

If you'd care to try it yourself, here you go:
combine and let sit:
1 1/2 cup wine/yeast mixture (date wine)
3 Tbs brown sugar
Mix together:
1/2 cup brown rice flour
1/2 cup garbanzo bean flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp xanthum gum
1 1/2 cup millet flour
1 1/2 cup soy flour
1 Tbs salt
1 Tbs rosemary
1 diced jalapeno
(can you tell we were just trying to use up the flour we had in the pantry?)
Knead everything together, spread out on a pizza stone and cook at 400 degrees until the crust browns. 

And while we ate...the dogs slept.  I don't blame them.  It was after 9:00pm by the time the pizza came out of the oven.  These experiments take longer than you might think.

Ok, back to that to do list, and Saturday night!