Saturday 5 April 2014

A perfect low carb pizza base - An amazing discovery!

A Perfect Low Carb Pizza Base!
Carbs: 5.82 approx (Base only)



Since I started Keto - which has been one of the best health decisions of my life - I've been craving pizza. I've been on a mission to find a replacement, and I think I may have achieved something magical here.

Here is a list of all the different pizzas I've tried since starting Keto.

  • Ground Beef base Meatzza
  • Cauliflower base pizza
  • Almond base pizza
  • Lunch Meat snack size pizza
  • Gammon (Ham) steak meatzza
  • Oopsie bread base pizza
As you can see there have been a few variations!

I've not found a pizza that is satisfying my pizza craving (even tho the gammon meatzza tastes amazing!)


Until Now...

I made oopsie bread for the first time today and decided to put a pizza on the top of it. Although it was "ohh kaaay" it had its faults. the base wasn't very strong, it burnt easily.. it wasn't right. but it was the closest to real "bread" I've eaten so far.

I decided to do some experimenting - I had some ideas in my head already, but wasn't sure on the finer details of the recipe, but i threw some stuff into a bowl and started making magic!

What You Will Need
  • 50g Ground Almonds
  • 2 Medium Eggs
  • 90g Cream Cheese
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • half teaspoon cream of tartare
  • 50g grated cheese (Optional, but i thought "why not?")
Method
  1. Preheat oven to 150C (About 300F)
  2. Line an 8 inch cake tin with grease-proof paper
  3. Throw all the ingredients into a bowl at the same time.
  4. Mix with electric whisk until everything is mixed together.
  5. Pour into your cake tin
  6. Bake for about 30-40 minutes (Just keep an eye on it - i've only done this the once)
  7. Leave to cool and transfer onto a baking (cookie) tray.
  8. Add your toppings (I'll leave this up to you!)
  9. Back in the oven to melt the cheese and warm through.
Madness

It's as simple as that. It tastes great! very bread like, and very filling.
The "bread" can easily be used for other things - sandwiches etc.


As you can see - the base is rather thick


And makes a lovely round pizza.


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