Still on the quest for the perfect gluten free pizza, I found a mini frozen cheese pizza by Foods by George. This gluten free pizza can be made simply by baking in a preheated 400 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.
This time I followed the directions which said to place the pizza directly on the oven rack. I guess I was always afraid the cheese would melt all over the place causing the mess to burn and smoke and trigger the alarm in our apartment. But alas my brilliance stunned me and I thought to place a sheet of aluminum foil on the rack below the pizza. Wow for me.
Indeed the gluten free single serve pizza browned up nicely and after 12 minutes, it was ready to be tested out by Rob. I of course had to add a plentiful amount of crushed red pepper to give it more heat and pizazz.
The end result surely was a tasty celiac safe pie. Rob was a bit disappointed though by the crust. It is definitely of a tapioca flour/potato flour construction which means it's not a super-flavorful crust, but it still tasted good. Some of the more labor intensive gluten free pizza crusts contain more ingredients for a better flavor, but hey you can't beat the convenience of unwrapping and heating! I am also not a huge fan of the modified food starch even if it is from corn and the high fructose corn syrup. Still I do like the idea of having a gluten free pizza on hand in the freezer ready to go.
Ingredients:
Mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes, cellulose gum), water white rice flour, tomato sauce (tomato puree [water, tomato paste], soybean oil, salt, modified food starch [corn], dried onions, high fructose corn syrup, spices, natural flavors), egg whites, tapioca flour, tomato paste (tomatoes), potato flour, canola oil, evaporated cane juice, romano cheese (sheeps milk, enzymes, rennet, salt), yeast, salt, spices, guar gum, garlic powder
"Manufactured in a facility that produces products that contain milk, eggs, tree nuts and soy".
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 pizza (185 g)
Servings per container: 1
Calories: 400
Calories from fat: 130
Total fat: 15 g
Sat fat: 8 g
Trans fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 30 mg
Sodium: 860 mg
Total carb: 44 g
Dietary fiber: 2 g
Sugars: 5 g
Protein: 20 g
Monday, April 23, 2007
Pizza: Foods by George Cheese Pizza
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Where did you find this in NYC? I've been looking at my local Whole Foods (Time Warner Center) where the FBG folks said it would be after the first of this year and haven't seen it yet.
I actually found this at Village Natural Market in Bronxville, NY. But I've been noticing some inconsistencies lately- some stores (like Trader Joe's) will carry a GF product, then not.
Thanks for the update. I stumbled across it at Westerly Natural Foods (54th and 8th), so there is not proof in the universe that it exists in Manhattan! ;-)
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