Paleo Pizza

The key to Paleo pizza is getting the perfect texture for the crust.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Almond Flour
1/4 cup Arrowroot
1/4 cup teaspoon baking powder*
2 eggs
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Pepper to taste

I start out by whisking the eggs together with the pepper and garlic powder. Then I add the rest of the dry ingredients. I tend to eyeball it and depending on how dry it is I add a little water- just enough to make it a pourable batter so it's not dough-like.

I take a medium size frying pan and add 1/4 cup olive oil and heat it. Once the oil looks hot pour half of the batter into the pan and let it cook until the edge looks light golden brown. The tricky part is flipping it so if it's easier you can do them as mini pancake size pizzas.

Once you flip to the other side let it cook for about a minute. The next step is very important. You want to get another griddle or pan and put the heat on low. Put the side that was face up first face DOWN in this pan and leave it for about 5 minutes (again, on LOW). By doing this you allow the bottom of the crust to get crispy. Keep checking until it gets to a good texture. From here you can add whatever Paleo toppings you want. My sauce recipe is below. Since the crust is already cooked and there's no cheese to melt you only need to put it in the oven for about 5 minutes at 400 degrees if you have toppings that need it (like sliced tomatoes or peppers).

Paleo Tomato Sauce
1 can Tomato sauce (no salt added)
1 can crushed tomatoes (strain liquid)
1 large carrot (minced or finely chopped)
Fresh basil (I use quite a bit but it's up to you)
1 garlic clove
1 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons olive oil

Heat olive oil in saucepan. Add garlic clove (whole) to infuse oil. Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, carrot, and honey and let simmer on low for 30 minutes. During last 5 mins add fresh basil. You can add whatever other herbs you like but these are my favorite. The carrots and honey help to cut the acidity of the tomato without using salt.

My favorite toppings are caramelized onions, chicken, tomato slices, and sauteed mushrooms. (I caramelize onions in pan, then brown mushrooms in same pan for flavor and cook chicken last to absorb flavor of both)

*Baking powder is not Paleo however it's such a small amount that I use this to get the texture and "puffiness" that really makes a big difference in Paleo cooking.