Pizza - Gillian's Foods Pizza Dough

The latest GF pizza we tried was Gillian’s Foods Wheat Free – Gluten Free – Lactose Free Pizza Dough. The dough comes frozen in a 1 lb pack. The directions say to defrost in fridge overnight, though we left on stove top for 30 minutes. Preparation was easy and only required a roll-out once thawed. We rolled right onto a corn-meal covered pizza stone and baked for 6 minutes. This time we used regular Classico Basil tomato sauce, added shredded mozzarella cheese and olives. It was a low maintenance night.

Baking time was 15 minutes.

Results: Gillian’s was tasty, but don’t expect a bread-like texture. It had more of a sweet, thin crust that broke easily. The sweetness is without a doubt due to the tapioca and raw cane sugar in the recipe.

Ingredients: White Rice Flour, Tapioca Flour, Water, Soy Flour, Guar Gum, Egg Whites, Soy Oil, Yeast, Salt, Raw Cane Sugar.

Nutrition Facts: Serving size: 1 slice (76g), Servings Per Container: 6, Calories: 130

Total Fat: 0.5 g

Sodium: 330 mg

Total Carb: 25 g

Sugars: 3 g

Protein: 5 g

Directions: Remove from freezer and let sit in refrigerator over night. Place dough on a crusted table until room temperature. Roll out and place on a 12” pizza tin, crimp edges and place your favorite sauce and topping. Mfd. By Gillian’s Foods Inc., Lynn, MA 01905 www.gilliansfoods.com

Ease of Preparation:

Besides the need to defrost the dough a day before hand, the crust is relatively easy to prepare. Not as easy as the Whole Foods crust, but easier then mixing up the dough yourself.

Level of Realism:

The crust is not that similar to regular gluten pizza. It’s worthwhile trying it out.

Taste:

The thin, slightly sweet crust certainly lends itself to many toppings- but it’s just not that substantial a crust. Your toppings will control the flavor of your pie.