Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Cauliflower Crust Pizza , Yup you heard it right ...I had book marked this recipe from Paula Deen's website very long time back. I was not pretty sure how it would taste , so never bothered to try it . If you are looking how to eat healthy food by reducing the starch in your daily meals this is one healthy way to start . Believe me you will not miss the flour base in this pizza. It tasted  really good. When i showed interest to do a guest-post for  +Razina Javed's Blog RaaaZzzfood , i wanted to do some unique baked dish as she asked for a baked treat. Sending this Recipe to RaaaZzzfood

I didnt exactly follow the recipe .I tweaked the recipe here and there. The topping for the Pizza was Chicken 65, Sliced Hungarian hot Chile Peppers and Grated Mozzarella . Crust is super thin but when you take a bite ,the flavors will just burst in your mouth.

Ingredients:

For the Pizza Base:

Grated Cauliflower - 21/2 Cup
Egg - 1
Grated Mozzarella - 1/2 Cup
Grated Cheddar - 1/2 Cup
Crushed Black pepper - 1/2 Tsp
Crushed Red chili - 1/2 Tsp
Dried Parsley - 1/2 Tsp
Salt - Per Taste

For the Base :

Tomato Sauce ( Recipe here) - you can use store bought too.
Chicken 65 -( Recipe yet to publish) - Or your favorite Topping.
Sliced Hungarian hot chili peppers - 1/2 Cup ( can you bell peppers)
Grated Mozzarella

                                                       

                                             

     Instructions:

For the Pizza Base:

• In a microwave safe bowl , add the grated cauliflower and microwave it for exactly 8 minutes.
• Allow it to cool . Then using a muslin cloth , squeeze it and drain the excess water from the cauliflower .
• Now mix all the ingredients in a bowl and form the base.
• The pizza base will not be doughy or elastic . It will break when holding . Do not worry about it. Once it is baked it will be fine.
• Preheat the oven at 350F. Spray non-stick spray on the tray you bake.

• Pat and spread the combined base to the thickness you want.
• Bake it for 10 - 15 minutes.
• Once it is baked , Spread the tomato sauce , top it with some chicken , peppers and cheese.
• Bake the pizza for another 10 minutes till the cheese is melted.
• Serve it warm

Notes :

• I had added two variety of cheese for the base . That is 1/2 cup of Mozzarella and 1/2 cup of Cheddar . You could use 1 cup of mozzarella if you don't want to use cheddar.
• Do definitely use the non-stick spray as cheese sticks to the baking tray / pizza pan.
• You can use any topping you prefer .

Linking it to these Parties:

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Homemade Egg Replacer

Isn't it wonderful to do your own egg replacer ? You could save some dollars in here. I had done some research online finding homemade egg replacer and found one in the Internet , I had made some quantity changes in it .

 

I am not a big fan of egg replacers  and no body at home has any allergies but I had to use egg replacer for a recipe ,so I thought let me buy one . When I went to the store I didn't find it there. That's the point I thought I'll make it from scratch .

 

The egg replacer has Potato Starch , Tapioca Starch , Baking powder , Baking Soda in it . When I went to the Asian market I bought some tapioca's and Potatoes.   I made both the starches from scratch at home . It took some time making them and drying the starches. ( You could buy the starches from store ) But I preferred making them :) .

 

Il make a another post on how to make tapioca starch and potato starch.

 

 

Recipe for the Homemade Egg Replacer:

 

Method :

• Mix all the ingredients together .
• Once it is combined well store it in the air tight container.

 

Notes:

• For 1 egg , use 1 rounded 1/2 TBL egg replacer powder and 2 TBL water.

• For egg yolks , use 1 rounded 1/2 TBL egg replacer powder with 1 TBL water.

• What ever you are making with the egg replacer should go into the oven as soon as it has been mixed . The longer you wait it loses its effectiveness.

• Tapioca starch can be substituted with cornstarch or arrowroot starch .