Lower Carb Pizza Dough (two 14

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/3 cups warm water (no warmer than 115 degrees f)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar (or equivalent amount sugar substitute)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 tablespoon fast rising yeast
• 1 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten
• 1/2 cup additional flour, for kneading
• 1 tablespoon additional olive oil, for rising

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl add salt, sugar, olive oil, and optional garlic powder to the warm water.
• 2 add bread flour and yeast and stir until combined.
• 3 add vital wheat gluten and combine as much as possible.
• 4 turn mixture out on a well floured surface and scrape any unincorporated ingredients from the bowl on top of the mixture.
• 5 knead 1/4 turn at a time with your palm until the mixture is no longer sticky and is very elastic-- this usually takes about 3-5 minutes and 1/2 cup flour.
• 6 note that the amount of additional flour required will depend on how much humidity your ingredients have absorbed-- you may need more or less than 1/2 cup.
• 7 put 1 tbs of olive oil in your large bowl then swirl it around the bottom and half way up the sides.
• 8 put the dough in the bowl, then turn it over, cover and let it rise in a warm place.
• 9 after it doubles, punch it down, turn it over, cover, and let it rise again.
• 10 cut the dough in half and place in freezer bags-- if using immediately, place half the dough on prepared pizza pan without punching it down so that it will be easier to spread out.
• 11 to use frozen dough, let it thaw in the freezer bag then place in a bowl, cover, and allow it to rise in a warm place before placing on a pizza pan prepared with cooking spray.
• 12 since this dough is very elastic, i spread it out with my fingers as much as possible, then let it rise a little and spread it some more-- this seems easier than rolling it.
• 13 prick the dough with a fork to avoid bubbles, add your favorite sauce, pizza ingredients and cheese.
• 14 bake in a hot oven, 450°f, until the cheese and the edge of the crust are lightly browned and cut the pizza into slices.
• 15 notes: the "cooking" time is an estimate of time for rising; the nutritional information is for one slice of pizza crust assuming that each pizza is sliced into 8 pieces.