Do you want to prepare a gluten free pizza without investing a lot of time? In this article you will find some recommendations for this dish that can be healthier than a salad. And it is that, despite the fact that we are increasingly aware of the glutenthere are still many restaurants that do not take into account celiac people when preparing your letter.
If you are one of those who do not know much about this disease, the University of Navarra explains it in a very simple way: “It is a digestive pathology that damages the small intestine and alters theabsorption of the vitamins, minerals and else nutrients that contain the food. Patients with this disease do not tolerate a protein called glutenwhich is located in the cereals (wheat, oats, barley, rye)”.
Pizza dough.PIXABAY
On the other hand, they point out that when these people take food that contain gluten, immune system is altered, causing damage to the mucosa of the small intestine. In such a way that it is essential that they follow a gluten-free diet, that is, they have to look for varied recipes in which this food is conspicuous by its absence.
In fact, according to the Celicidad platform, specialized in celiacthis disease is underdiagnosed. For example, in Spain only between 1% and 2% of the population is celiac (between 450,000 and 900,000 people). However, the Association for Celiacs and Gluten Sensitives ensures that worldwide only the half the cases. In conclusion, there is a serious problem with your detection. And, since it never hurts to take care of ourselves, since we can prevent problems like this, a good option would be eat less food that contain gluten. Although you can not forget about an exercise routine and sleep well.
Types of flour for a gluten-free pizza dough
The pizza dough gluten-free are not usually so fluffy such as those made with wheat flour. Instead these are healthier than the traditional ones and they are prepared faster because they don’t have to ferment. So you won’t have to add yeast neither Hot water. Remember that a pizza can be accompanied by a delicious salad.
Process of making a pizza dough.PIXABAY
On the other hand, you can use rice flourfrom corn, buckwheat and even of quinoa. Of course, the amount of water to make the dough will be different depending on the flour we have chosen. In fact, with these flours we can also make some delicious Venezuelan arepas. If we follow the recipe of the channel Ana Dominguez’s Kitchen To cook the pizza dough, you will only need the following ingredients:
- 550 grams of gluten free flour
- 9 grams of dry yeast
- 20 grams of olive oil extra virgin
- 7 grams of Salt
- 400 grams of Water
Also, it sure is delicious because it is based on the recipe included in the book ‘Pizza is haute cuisine’ from Jesus Marquina Cepeda, chef specialized in pizzas and captain of the Pizza Section of the Spanish Selection of Haute Cuisine. This recipe only has five ingredientsand to paula monrealwho has revolutionized instagram with their gluten-free and sugar-free meals, are just and necessary to make up a plate of 10.
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Tricks to make gluten-free pizza: add water or flour little by little
When we have put all the ingredients in a bowl (the same ones that Ana Domínguez recommends on her Youtube), we go to mix them with a spoon. But this step is important only at the beginning, since once we have achieved take off themass from the surface, we will continue kneading with your hands until it stays homogeneous. the best is to go pouring the water slowly. If it suits you sticky, you can add more flour. You can complete your menu with some fruit desserts that are very easy to prepare.
Hacks for making gluten-free pizza: bake in two different stages
Pizza fresh out of the oven.PIXABAY
While preparing the dough, it is important Preheat the oven at 200 degrees. And once we have made the dough, the next thing will be to flour it on the kitchen counter, and stretch it on top of it. With the help of a roller or our own hands, we are doing the form of the pizza. Then we put it in the oven for five minutes and, when we take it out, we complete it with the vegetables either meats that we want Finally, we put it back in the oven, but this time for 10 minutes. Then you will have your gluten-free pizza ready to serve.