Flaxseed meal is great for making pizza dough. With the advent of low-carbohydrate diets, this dough is not unsimilar to regular varieties, but the outcome is much tastier. It has a slightly nutty flavor and is lighter in texture:
Ingredients:
2 cups flaxseed meal
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons natural baking powder
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon Italian mixed dried herbs
3 large eggs, beaten until smooth
3 tablespoons sunflower oil
½ cup water
Method:
- Heat oven to 425 ?F.
- Combine flaxseed meal, sea salt, baking powder, sugar and Italian Herbs together until lump-free.
- Beat together eggs, sunflower oil and water until smooth.
- Pour liquid mixture into flaxseed meal mixture. Blend well until smooth.
- Cover with a tea towel and put in a warm place until doubled in size for about 1 hour.
- Press into desired shape (oblongs are more traditional in Italy for pizza).
- Place on a pre-greased or non-stick pizza pan or sit on a silicon baking mat.
- Bake for 15 minutes in the center of the oven until cooked.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool until warm to the touch.
- Add favorite toppings and then return to the oven to bake as with any normal pizza.
Makes 1 medium (12in) pizza base
Tips: Try to use organic ingredients for toppings. Add meat, poultry, fish or a vegetarian protein for a complete meal.
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This looks very interesting and I look forward to giving it a try. I haven’t tried making anything with just flax meal but I know anything is possible.
I guess it wouldn’t be possible to make this egg-free for people who can’t eat eggs though?
Thanks for the post and the recipe,
Sarah
The cooking instructions refer to the “almond flour mixture”, however the
ingredients do not list almond flour in them. How much of this do you use?
Hi Kristin!
That was a huge typo – sorry! There is no almond flour in this recipe -it should have read the flaxseed meal mixture. I think I have fixed it now. Thanks for calling my attention to it!
What a healthy alternative to eating our favorite junkfoods. Can’t wait to try out it out, thanks for sharing an easy recipe.