Yeast Free Living

This is my first gluten free yeast free pizza.  This was not something I planned for the menu this week but when I picked my oldest daughter from school yesterday her teacher informed me that they would be having a pizza party tomorrow.  She let me know that I can send Chey in with a special lunch and she would be glad to heat it up.  I typically would send chicken nuggets and french fries but I did not want her to feel like an outsider.  It has been a difficult transition for her with all of these food allergies.  A few of the kids in her class have been making fun of her because she cannot eat the same things as everyone else.  I did send in a bag of allergy friendly snacks and that has helped with the pressure of birthday parties at school.  If there is a party she gets to pick a snack from her bag.  Although her teacher has said that this has helped I am still sure that she feels a little bit like an outsider. 

This is why I felt the pressure to make Chey her very own pizza for today.  I stayed up to about 11:00PM trying to get this right and even stopped by a pizzeria to purchase a pizza box to make it even more special.   The guy of course did not charge me for the box.  Thank you so much for your kindness Taste of Tuscany Restaurant at 500 South River Street Hackensack, NJ.  If we could eat regular pizza I would definitely go back there.  So the pizza turned out pretty good.  I used garbanzo flour and it gave it a weird taste but it was mixed with other flours so it was not too overwhelming.  I will have to play around with the flours a little more for a good better combination. The crust is gluten and yeast free so it is okay for the candida diet.  I also used Trader Joe’s Marinara Sauce and Target Brand Mozzarella Cheese.  The sauce has regular salt so this may not work for everyone but you can easily substitute another sauce.  I have read that Mozzarella Cheese in small amounts is okay for most candida sufferers but this is another one of those confusing topics and many encourage people to omit all kinds of cheese.  Again this is something that should be considered on an individual basis.  Mozzarella cheese often has additives like vinegar and cornstarch so read labels carefully.  You can also use your imagination and go cheeseless by just topping the pizza with any candida friendly toppings such as veggies or meat. 

Yeast Free Gluten Free Pizza Crust Ingredients
2 cups gluten free flour mix (3 Cups Brown Rice Flour, 3 Cups Potato Starch Flour, 2 Cups Garbanzo Flour, 1 Cup Sourghum Flour) 
2 tsp Xanthan gum (Use guar gum for corn allergy/sensitivity)
2 tsp baking powder (Use featherweight baking powder if corn allergy/sensitivity)
1/2 packet stevia
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1.5 cups sparkling water

Yeast Free Gluten Free Pizza Crust Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Mix dry ingredients, add wet and combine.
The dough is really sticky and hard to manipulate
Use the back of a spoon to spread it onto an oiled pizza pan or preheated pizza stone
Bake for in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes

For Pizza:
Add candida friendly pasta sauce and toppings to preheated crust
Bake approx 15 minutes or until toppings are ready

Recipe from Mamachrissy at Group Recipes Gluten Free Yeast Free Pizza Crust
Gluten Free Flour Mix adapted from Gluten Free Cooking School (I changed it only due to a corn allergy)