Tried pizza with cauliflower crust

kl8ton

Made cauliflower crust and baked on egg for half hour at 300ish.


Had to flip it half way through. That was challenging. 

Did a homemade sauce.  Olive oil, garlic, onions, and tomatoes.  Basil towards the end. 


For toppings we used pepperoni,  ground beef, onions, pepperoni, and mozzarella. 



We made 3 of these.  Turned out pretty good for what it was.  

RedSkip

kl8ton said:

Made cauliflower crust and baked on egg for half hour at 300ish.


Had to flip it half way through. That was challenging. 

Did a homemade sauce.  Olive oil, garlic, onions, and tomatoes.  Basil towards the end. 


For toppings we used pepperoni,  ground beef, onions, pepperoni, and mozzarella. 



We made 3 of these.  Turned out pretty good for what it was.  

How did the crust turn out?  I've found that cauliflower holds a lot of water and can hinder a crisp crust.

Looks great btw!

kl8ton

Turned out ok.  Yes tons of moisture escaping as I baked it.  Really difficult to keep it together.  Need to find another ingredient to bind it together if it exists. 

RedSkip

@kl8ton

Shredded mozzarella cheese, grated parm, and egg for binder.  Use cheesecloth to remove the excess water before tossing on the egg and after you've cooked it.

I use riced cauliflower in the bag (less hassle) and steam in microwave.  Then remove water, cook crust, top crust with sauce and toppings, then cook again.

EDIT:  After I have cooked the cauliflower and squeezed in the cheesecloth, then I add the egg and cheese to form the crust.

kl8ton

Thanks for the tips.  I will give them a try if there is a next time.  

Carolina Q

I tried that once. It wasn't awful... but it wasn't very good either. Still haven't tried another,

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/1745505#Comment_1745505

lwrehm

Interesting idea, but NOT pizza.

Botch

Great idea for a different kind of pizza!  I want to try this.  

stv8r

wow that's dedication to a healthy diet