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The Best Vegan Gluten free Pizza Crust Recipe for Pan Pizza. How to make a LIGHT & FLUFFY gluten-free Pizza crust. Easy versatile Vegan Gluten free Pizza Recipe. Pin this post.
This is a soft and airy Vegan Gluten free Pizza Crust. It comes out moist an soft and is not dry and crumbly. The crust works well as a pan pizza crust. Use a pie pan or deep dish pizza pan to support the crust edges.
Pictured above is Thai Pan Pizza with Peanut Sauce, veggies, Sprouts and vegan cheese. For a Yeast-free gluten-free crust, see this pizza crust.
More gluten-free crusts and breads from the blog.
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- GF Teff Crust topped with Ethiopian lentils.
- Gluten-free Oat Focaccia crust. Tempeh tikka Masala Pizza
- Gluten-free Yeast-free gum-free Crust.
Steps:
Mix the dry and wet bowls into a dough. Let it sit for 10 minutes, then roll it out between 2 parchment sheets to about 9 inches. Place in parchment lined pan and press to fill the pan evenly and also have about a 1/2 inch crust on the edge.
Spray water on the crust and let it sit in a warm place for 15 minutes.
Cover with another parchment and Bake for 10 minutes.
Add the sauce, veggies, cheese or toppings you want to use. Bake for 15 minutes. Broil for a minute to brown. Cool for a minute. Slice and serve.
Vegan Gluten free Pizza Crust Recipe
Dry:
3/4 cup Oat flour (use certified gluten-free if needed)
1/4 cup white rice flour
1/4 cup tapioca starch
1/4 cup corn or potato starch
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp parsley
a dash of pepper
Wet:
1/2 cup warm water
2 tsp sugar or maple
2 tsp active yeast or 1 packet
1 tablespoon flaxseed meal or chia seed meal
2 tablespoons non dairy yogurt brought to room temperature(or use apple sauce or sweet potato puree)
1.5 tablespoons oil
In a bowl whisk all the dry ingredients for the crust and keep aside.
In another bowl, combine water, yeast and sugar and let it sit until frothy. 5 minutes. Add the flax and mix in. Let it sit for a minute.
Add the dry to the wet. Add in the yogurt and oil and mix well. Let the sticky dough sit for 10 minutes.
Using flour or oil on your hands shape the dough into a flat ball. Place ball on parchment lined pie pan or 9 to 10 inch pan pizza or deep dish pizza pan.
Spray water or oil on the dough, press with your hands and shape the dough to fit the pan with atleast 1/2 inch edge going up the sides. You can also use flour and roll the dough out between parchment sheets into a 9 to 10 inch round and then place in the pie pan.
Even out the edges and let it sit for 15 minutes in a warm place. I usually put it near the oven when the over pre-heats.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place another parchment on top of the pizza pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
Uncover and remove the pie pan from the oven. Layer the sauce, toppings, cheese. Spray water on the crust edge.
Bake for 14 minutes. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes to brown the edges. Cool for a minute or so, slice and serve
Vegan Gluten free Pizza Crust Recipe
Ingredients
Dry
- 3/4 cup Oat flour, use certified gluten-free if needed
- 1/4 cup white rice flour
- 1/4 cup tapioca starch
- 1/4 cup corn or potato starch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp parsley, optional
- a dash of pepper
Wet
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 2 tsp sugar or maple
- 2 tsp active yeast or 1 packet
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal or chia seed meal
- 2 tablespoons non dairy yogurt brought to room temperature, or use apple sauce or sweet potato puree
- 1.5 tablespoons oil
Instructions
- In a bowl whisk all the dry ingredients for the crust and keep aside.
- In another bowl, combine water, yeast and sugar and let it sit until frothy. 5 minutes. Add the flax and mix in. Let it sit for a minute.
- Add the dry to the wet. Add in the yogurt and oil and mix well. Let the sticky dough sit for 10 minutes.
- Using flour or oil on your hands shape the dough into a flat ball. Place ball on parchment lined pie pan or 9 to 10 inch pan pizza or deep dish pizza pan.
- Spray water or oil on the dough, press with your hands and shape the dough to fit the pan with atleast 1/2 inch edge going up the sides. You can also use flour and roll the dough out between parchment sheets into a 9 to 10 inch round and then place in the pie pan.
- Even out the edges and let it sit for 15 minutes in a warm place. I usually put it near the oven when the over pre-heats.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F / 200ºc. Place another parchment on top of the pizza pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Uncover and remove the pie pan from the oven. *The par-baked crust can be cooled and frozen at this point. I have not tried freezing this particular crust. Let me know if you do.
- Layer the sauce, toppings, cheese. Spray water on the crust edge.
- Bake for 14 minutes. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes to brown the edges. Cool for a minute or so, slice and serve
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Do you use dried parsley? Which brand?
I bought dried parsley once (a standard brand) but it did not add any flavor….
Also, you don’t have much rising time for the yeast in the recipe.. will giving a longer rise help make it airier?
Not necessarily, there isn’t any gluten so the crust will hold just a bit of air. All the other air even after rising for a bit will Mostly escape . You can leave it for longer. Longer time def helps keep the crust more moist
Can this be prebaked a day ahead?
Yes. Cover well and refrigerate
any sub for apple sauce? Can I use oil instead? 1:1?
Yes
This was so great! Also, this was my first time braving cooking with activated yeast! Yay!! I don’t know why it’s seemed so intimidating!
I’m ready to take on the world! I’m looking at all the other yeasty things I’m going to make now! Any chance you want to try making gf bagels?? 😬😀😀. There are a lot of us who would love you forever even more than we already do! 💜
Yeast is not difficult 🙂 won’t the bagels be a cumbersome thing to make? You can try this dough. Instead of boiling them. Do a baking soda wash (like my pretzels post) and cornstarch wash and bake at 400.
Hi Richa thank you for always helping me. Can I make the pizza pesto rolls with this dough ?
Would I have to roll it out a bit thick?
This is literally divine!! i’ve made it twice already. The second time I omitted the oil and just substituted a bit more yogurt/water. Thanks for the recipe!
Yay
I was looking at your awesome vegan yeast-free pizza recipe but need it gf so clicked the link and I popped over here..sorry to ask but do you have a gluten-free pizza recipe that is yeast-free? I didn’t see one. thanks so much!
https://fettabbau-trim.today/gluten-free-yeast-free-vegan-pizza-crust-recipe/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Or use the socca recipe which is just chickpea flour and water
Made it today- was very tasty! Thank you, Richa!
Such a wonderful and adaptable recipe! I am currently on a cleanse and can’t have wheat or sugar other than honey so I doubled the recipe and used 2 cups of a gluten free flour mix, 1 cup of cassava flour, skipped the puree because I didn’t have any, used honey instead of sugar and simply added more water and a touch of oil to get the perfect consistency. The crust came out delicious! I also skipped the precooking of the crust and instead cooked the pizza for 20 minutes with all the toppings. So easy, so chewy and flavourful, yum.
Love your recipes!
What is the purpose of covering the crust with parchment paper when pre-baking?
same reason as before, the missing oil. this applies to other baking that is oil free as well. If baking oilfree cake, you should cover it with parchment the last third time of baking, or do other things like top the batter with streusel, or fruits so that becomes a barrier .
Thank you so much for your explanations! I feel like a really “seasoned” cook when I know the rationale behind the techniques. Loving it!