It is a beer and pizza kind of night. After being stuck in traffic for an hour and a half on my way back from Virginia Beach, I was craving some comfort food. However, in trying to stay in the realm of “healthy,” I remembered a recipe for pizza crust I pinned from Tina’s blog. Although I don’t adhere to a paleo diet (the following servings of beer and cheese being exhibit A and exhibit B), I loved the sound of these ingredients:
I tweaked this recipe a bit to serve 1
- 1.5 cups + 1 T flaxseed meal
- 1/2 c almond meal
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 T honey
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Italian mixed dried herbs
- 1 egg + 1 “chia egg” (1 T chia seed + 3 T water; let sit for 10 mins)
- 1.5 T coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 c water
- pizza toppings of choice
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flaxseed meal, almond meal, sea salt, baking powder and Italian herbs together until lump-free
In a separate bowl, beat together eggs, oil, honey and water until smooth
Add wet ingredients to dry, and blend until smooth
Note: my “batter” was still a bit lumpy before forming it into a patty, but it still turned out great!
Using your hands (i.e. fun part), form your crust, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet.
Cook for 15-20 minutes, until edges are browned and center is done
Although it was just 20 minutes, I still had to snack on an apple to tide me over. Ha!
Add toppings of choice and cook for another 10-15 minutes
Done and oh my gah…it was better than expected. Love it when that happens.
a Stone IPA to go with of course
and a small square of dark chocolate broken off of this guy
On the agenda for my Friday night is to watch Argo. I have yet to see it! Then tomorrow, I’m headed to New York City to see this girl and this girl and participate in Cycle for Survival on Team Health Warrior. So excited!
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Yum! I make a Paleo pizza very similar but without the flax egg and love it! I actually like it better than regular pizza crust
Have a great weekend!
I liked it better than pizza crust too!
That crust looks awesome, as do you toppings! Thanks for sharing
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