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Thin Crust Pizza

April 17, 2009 by Erica 28 Comments

Pizza

This thin crust pizza is made with finely ground, blanched almond flour. But not much almond flour – and there’s more cheese and egg in this recipe than a traditional pizza crust.

I make them as individual pizzas, and once they are made I store them in the refrigerator (wrapped in wax paper and plastic – wax paper between each pizza to separate them easily). You can freeze them as well – just seal them to prevent freezer frost. They reheat easily at 325 degrees F for about 8 minutes. And here’s a tip: sometimes I make just the pie crust and freeze or refrigerate them for later use.

Pizza on cookie sheet

Thin Crust Pizza

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of almond flour
1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese (or another hard cheese, grate finely)
1/4 teaspoon of sea salt
3 tablespoons of olive oil
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon of oregano
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon of basil (optional)

For the topping:

1 cup or so of tomato sauce (prepared ahead of time by simmering it with herbs)
6 slices of Havarti cheese (or another type of cheese)

Preparation

  1. Combine all the wet ingredients and blend well.
  2. Add the dry ingredients and blend well.
  3. Place parchment paper on two baking or cookie sheets. Place about two heaping spoonfuls of batter across six individual locations on the two cookie sheets (three pies on each sheet). Leave at least an inch of space between each pie crust so you can take it off easily. The pies do not spread while baking.
  4. Using a piece of plastic wrap gently placed on top of a spoonful of batter, flatten out the batter with your hand until the pie crust is thin and more or less evenly smoothed over. Gently pull the plastic off of the crust and repeat for each pie.
  5. Place the pie crusts in the oven for 11 to 13 minutes.
  6. Take the pie crusts out of the oven. You can let them cool and store them for later use in the refrigerator or freezer, or you can go to the next step.
  7. Place a large spoonful of tomato sauce on each pie crust, followed by a slice of cheese. And of course, feel free to change the toppings to suit your taste. Other great toppings include pesto, onions, pineapple, and so on.
  8. Bake the pies in the same oven at 350 degrees F for 11 to 13 minutes, or until they reach the desired look and taste.
  9. Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Low Sugar, Snacks, Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), Vegetarian Tagged With: almond flour

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  1. Luana

    September 20, 2013 at 11:26 am

    Made two of these the other night. Had a cold piece for breakfast this morning. Yum!

    Reply
  2. Alyssa

    January 24, 2013 at 8:06 am

    Erica, I am 5 for 5 with your recipes. This pizza came out amazing! I’ve had a craving for pizza for a while..this hit the spot. And with the almond crust, they are more filling than they look! I love your recipes and I want to buy your cookbook. Did it come out yet?
    Thanks,
    Alyssa

    Reply
    • Erica

      January 24, 2013 at 4:00 pm

      Thanks Alyssa! Good to hear – haven’t made that in a while. Book is not out yet – I’ll post something soon. Waiting for cover art, but I might flash some photos as a preview. May 2013.

      Reply
  3. Jessica

    July 21, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    Made these tonight for my 3 kids and husband. Just wanted to suggest a really good pizza topping: braised or sauteed fennel and olive oil cured black olives with tomato sauce. I top mine w/a sprinkle of a hard Italian cheese like parmasean. I got the idea from 101cookbooks. It tastes good with this crust! Thanks.

    Reply
    • Erica

      July 21, 2012 at 5:30 pm

      thanks. sounds delicious!

      Reply
  4. Elsol

    July 2, 2012 at 7:40 am

    I’m so excited to try this,but I have a question….. Do you ave to use blanched almond flour or can I use almond meal, or a combo?

    Reply
    • Erica

      July 2, 2012 at 7:54 am

      I use blanched almond flour for this recipe.

      Reply
  5. thewonderfulhappens

    June 12, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    I just have to thank you for your awesome blog! I made your pizza crust tonight and it was delicious–the whole family devoured it, and luckily, I had the foresight to double the recipe and freeze some crusts. I also made your cinnamon cookies today, which are a real treat, both to my kids who are new to the SCD diet (and us as parents who are doing the diet with our kids). I appreciate you taking the time to share your great recipes!!

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  6. Amanda Dittlinger

    December 28, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    I made this tonight and it was SO good! I’ve been low-carb for a couple of months so it’s nice to have pizza occasionally. I’ve also wanted something other than veggies to dip in my hummus. Anyway, I posted a pic of my pizza and your recipe (giving you credit of course!) on my blog: http://thefrickinchicken.blogspot.com/2010/12/almond-flour-crust-pizza.html

    Thanks for the terrific recipe!

    Reply
    • Erica

      December 28, 2010 at 8:29 pm

      Thanks and thanks 🙂

      Reply
  7. Juniper Gardens

    December 7, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    This came out so delicious! I made mine a little thicker and used it as a flatbread instead of pizza- worked great with melted havarti on top but also was amazing with spread hummus and sun dried tomatoes or just melted garlic&herb butter with cracked pepper and sea salt. Next round I’m going to try making a spicy version with cayenne and fine diced jalapenos worked into the dough. After that a middle eastern version with kebab spices, turmeric, and cumin. Endless possibilities!

    I also used the same base of almond flour and eggs to make macaroons with fine brown sugar, coconut flakes, sea salt, and semisweet chocolate chips- yumm!

    Thanks so much for posting your recipes.

    Reply
    • Erica

      December 8, 2010 at 8:59 am

      Yum – great ideas!

      Reply
  8. omer

    September 28, 2010 at 7:39 am

    I did the exact recipe a couple of times before and I liked it (obviously since I made it again)
    This time I substituted 1/2 of almond flour with ground flaxseeds and I added 1/4 teaspoon of sugar substitute (xylitol) and it turned out great!!.. I could just eat it without the topping or use it as a good bread substitute but still haven’t tried it with toppings I bet it will be awesome..

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  9. Erica

    September 27, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    Omer – I don’t see why not. Go for it!

    Reply
  10. omer

    September 27, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    I was wondering if I cud make it with 1 1/2 cup of almond flour combined with ground flaxseeds?

    Reply
  11. Luana

    September 24, 2010 at 10:30 am

    I made half this recipe the other night for dinner and it made 2 small individual pizzas. The crust came together in minutes, and in less time than it would have taken to cook a store-bought frozen pizza, this was ready. It was really good, very satisfying and tasted like real pizza

    Reply
  12. Jaime

    June 11, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    Oh, and if you want a parmazan taste, try Summer Savory herbs and Rosemary together.
    I kid you not!

    Reply
  13. Jaime

    June 11, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    Hey, have you tried the new Soy free Dairy free Daiya cheese? Usualy found at Whole Food.
    It’s even better than “follow your heart” Soy cheese. or even the rare find “Cheezly” from the UK but found online and in some places in America.

    Reply
  14. [email protected]

    April 3, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    thank you for sharing this i reall was craving pizza for 2MNTH and now i can make a pizza with my special flour on my healing diet. thanx!

    Reply
  15. Erica

    January 26, 2010 at 10:29 pm

    thanks Jeanne 🙂 – love your store!

    Reply
  16. jeanne

    January 26, 2010 at 3:57 pm

    I made this the other night and we all loved it!!! Great recipe…thanks!

    Reply
  17. Erica

    October 18, 2009 at 10:04 am

    Nida, this crust is not chewy like conventional pizza. And it’s a bit softer. You can make it crunchier by baking it a bit longer at a low temperature (about 275 degrees) for about 10 minutes longer, and it will brown more as well.

    Reply
  18. Nida

    October 18, 2009 at 9:04 am

    Does this pizza taste exactly like the conventional pizza made with all-purpose flour n yeast mixture dough?

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  19. Nida

    October 18, 2009 at 9:02 am

    we can put baked boneless chicken pieces on it too.yum.

    Reply
  20. Erica

    July 22, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    Just thinking about one more thing: if you omit the cheese, it may be more of an pancake – lighter, since it’s mostly egg and flour at that point. Could be good though. You’ve go me thinking I need to experiment more with this…

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  21. Erica

    July 22, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    Good questions. I’ll answer as best I can 🙂 I haven’t tried the crust without cheese since it helps bind the flour (along with the egg) and it adds flavor (salt), but I bet it would still work – you might need to add another egg and some more seasoning. Not sure though since I haven’t tried it.
    For the yeast question: No, I haven’t tried yeast with almond flour – very interesting idea. I’m thinking you probably won’t have a reaction like the one you have with yeast and the gluten in wheat. With almonds, there’s no gluten to stretch and create that chewy, stretchy taste that wheat flour gives you. But if you try this, let me know what happens!

    Reply
  22. Hänni

    July 22, 2009 at 9:18 am

    Hmmm here’s that pizza dough link: http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/001199.html

    Reply
  23. Hänni

    July 22, 2009 at 9:13 am

    Thanks for sharing–i have not seen an almond flour pizza dough recipe anywhere on the web. My question for you is: do you need to put cheese in the crust? Will omitting it change the texture of the crust, or is it necessary for flavor? Also, have you ever tried to make a yeasty dough with almond flour? This is my favorite recipe and am wondering if I can directly sub almond flour for all-purpose: 101 Cookbooks Best Pizza Dough Ever

    Reply

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