Review of Whole Foods Market's Gluten Free Bakehouse Pizza Crust
Their crust is made with: tapioca starch, white bean flour, sorghum flour, non-fat dry milk, yeast, xanthan gum, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, gelatin, sugar.
Each crust was 12 ounces and came two to a package. Total calories of one crust is 720. We paid $6.49 at Whole Foods.
Well we are still at it- trying out gluten-free pizza crusts that is. Whole Foods has a great crust that we've had much success with. The crusts come 2 to a package in the freezer section of the store. Basically all you need to do is thaw completely, which takes about 15 minutes if you leave on top of your stove top while pre-heating the oven to 425 degrees.
Once defrosted, you can either add your toppings and bake 15 minutes, or for a crisper crust, pre-bake the crust about 7 minutes and then add toppings and bake for 12 minutes.
Please note: we use a pizza stone which we highly recommend for preparing any gluten-free pizzas.
Last night I pre-baked the crust for 7 minutes, then added tomato basil pasta sauce, yellow peppers, green olives, onion and scallions and topped with fontina cheese and a drizzle of olive oil.
I let it bake on the pizza stone for 17 minutes. Apparently 17 minutes was too long though as the crust was a bit too crispy, and I had some trouble cutting through it. It was still quite tasty however and I would highly recommend giving Whole Foods crust a try.
Ease of Preparation: As with all pre-made gluten-free crusts, preparation is easy. Meaning: defrost, add toppings, and bake.
Level of Realism: Compared to other gluten-free pizzas the level of realism with regard to regular pizza is high. The crust is not like Dominos or Pizza Hut, it's closer to a savory pie or boutique pizza.
Taste: The crust was similar to real pizza, although the crust is heartier than a normal pizza. It has a crisp outside and soft inside type texture. In itself the crust doesn't have a lot of flavor- but on par with non-GF pizza. But then there's no detracting from the flavor of the toppings.
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Diana
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Pizza - Whole Foods Gluten Free Bakehouse Pizza crust
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I beleive the best gluten free pizza crust I have tried was made from Tom Sawyers All Purpose Gluten free flour.We made the crust from scratch using the recipe supplied by their helpful website. glutenfreeflour.com .With little effort and minimal expense, we replicated a pizza that was tasty not crumbly like other rice flour we used . The crust browned well and was crusty as well as tender in the center of the outside crust.The dough was a little different than regular dough, but with the price and results, I feel I found the solution to my gluten free needs, although it takes a little preparation. We also made a big batch of the pizza dough and portioned most in 14 0z balls for freezing.The product thawed nicely and we were able to have pizza as well as other items we found work well with the dough. Erik Diagnosed Celiac 1998
My entire family (event the wheat-eating ones) love Ina Garden's Herbed Pizza Crusts. They come 3 to a pack (7" rounds) - I bought mine at a local co-op for about $5.49/pack. The crust has basil throughout and the texture is soft inside and crispy on the outside, (depending on how long you cook it). I take a frozen pizza and bake at 375 until heated through, remove, top and bake for about 10 min. Hands down - Ina Garden is my absolute favorite! I also like to refrigerate leftovers and eat them cold (or re-heated) the next day. YUM!
My husband (non-celiac) tried AMY's Pizza and thought the crust was tough - not like a 'real' pizza crust should be. He also tried Glutano Frozen Pizza's and had a similar experience. (Crust was hard - tough.) His verdict - Ina Garden is the best tasting best textured crust as well as the healthiest as it is made from whole grains and other very healthy ingredients.
please please please try more of the Whole food Gluten Free products. Their sandwich bread is the best GF bread I have found (after many years and many expensive thrown away loafs). Not to mention they also make very yummy small pies ( pumpkin, cherry!!, apple), other types of bread ( I do not recommend the GF oat round loaf of bread), muffins, cookies and some other out sourced GF desserts that are honestly some of the best I have ever tasted.. they are chewy , and never have the grainy texture that many GF products have. I actually went to their website and wrote them telling them how thankful I was for their products. The website is: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/glutenfreebakehouse/index.html If you have a whole foods near you, make sure to check out the GF bakehouse section, in the frozen food aisle.
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