Low-Carb Pizza Crust

Low-Carb Pizza Crust

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons cream cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (not from package, firmly packed)
¾ cup super fine almond flour
½ tsp salt
 
Directions:
 
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Microwave cream cheese for 35 seconds to soften.
In a pot, mix together the softened cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, almond flour, and salt.
Heat, just until the cheese starts to melt, stirring the mixture constantly until it forms into a dough.
Using food gloves, shape the dough into a ball. Place the dough on parchment paper.
Cover the dough with another sheet of parchment paper.
Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into an 11 ½ inch diameter circle.
Slide the dough onto a pizza pan (or large sheet pan) using the bottom piece of parchment.
Remove the top piece of parchment paper.
Using a fork, poke holes in the dough.
Place the pan on the center rack of preheated oven.
Bake for 12 minutes.
Add a clean sheet of parchment to the top of the crust.
Fit a second pizza pan over the parchment.  Using oven mitts, hold both pans tightly and flip them.
Carefully slide the crust (on the parchment) onto the first pan. Remove the top parchment.
If the crust is not golden, bake for 5 more minutes.
Decrease oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Allow crust to cool for 10 minutes before topping.
 
With toppings, bake for 10 minutes until the cheese melts.
 
Adapted from https://simplysohealthy.com/the-best-low-carb-pizza-crust-recipe/
 
Serves 6 – 8
 
Topping ideas:
 
¼ cup of pizza sauce cooked a bit to thicken.
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella or sharp cheddar cheese
½ pound of cooked ground chicken, turkey, beef, pepperoni, or Italian sausage
½ cup sautéed sweet chopped onion
1 sautéed chopped green or red pepper
½ cup sliced black olives
¼ cup Romano cheese
sun-dried tomatoes