Monday, October 1, 2012

Cauliflower Crust Pizza.. Cuz I'm sorry and I love you!

I always smile from deep in my heart when I find out someone actually reads these silly thoughts I keep in my head.. but I think of it more as a passing fancy or mild distraction from homework or dishes for them. So when someone comes to me and says a post is missing, I am shocked that anyone keeps that kind of track! Then when I notice I have 14 emails about a missing post, I want to give each of my 5000 unique views a hug for actually paying attention <3

Yes.. you will notice that "VigilAuntie Justice", my post about sticking up for people smaller than you and my recipe for Cauliflower crust pizza, is missing.
I would love to showcase some righteous indignation at the blogsite for deleting a post about doing what's right.. about being strong! About eating Pizza!!!!!
Unfortunately, your humble narrator has nobody to blame but herself...
I have a habit of writing up most of a post and leaving it in draft when I get caught up in work or when my computer catches a virus and I need to step away for a while... then I never get back to the draft and simply start the post over. VigilAuntie Justice was probably my 4th or 5th attempt at getting all of my thoughts out and in an attempt to clean all of my drafts off my list, I accidentally deleted it.

Now laugh if you must.. but I believe that one day there will be a cure for computer illiteracy!
Feel free to donate money to the cause (or donate money to feed my Peppermint Mocha addiction.. either way). Until then, please accept my apologies and this new and improved post about how to make delicious, grain free pizza =) =)

There are several ways to go about this, so forgive my lengthy post!

Ingredients:
1 head of cauliflower OR 2 bags of frozen cauliflower
1/2 lb of mozzarella cheese (plus more for topping)
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp oregano
1 tsp basil
1 egg

If using fresh cauliflower, chop roughly before steaming. ****If you want to make your crust EXTRA special, you can use aromatics in your steam water. For instance, I throw a handful of fresh rosemary into the water before steaming the cauliflower if I'm making Greek pizza... Some fresh lavender and a few cloves if I'm making Indian pizza
Once cauliflower is tender, set aside in a colander to drain off as much liquid as possible.


Use this time to grate your cheese. When I say 'Grate' I mean cheat and throw it in the food processor ;) You're going to be using it in a minute anyway...
Grate any cheese you will be using as toppings as well and set aside.
 






Now CAREFULLY add your cauliflower into your empty food processor with the grate blade on top.


I like to lay out a clean bath towel and line it with paper towels. Carefully spread cauliflower onto your paper towel.
Fold towel over and press out any extra moisture with a heavy book.
Or....


Believe it or not, some people don't like Cavemen sitting on their food. I dunno.. to each their own ;)

Once you have removed all the moisture you can, carefully remove cauliflower from the towels and blend with 1/2 lb of cheese, as well as your egg, garlic, oregano, and basil.

Carefully line a cookie sheet or pizza pan with PARCHMENT PAPER... not foil. Not wax paper... I'm sure there is SOME amount of greasing your pan you could do to make your crust not stick, but I have not found this amount and simply opt for parchment.
I personally prefer to form individual sized crusts, as it gives each of your guests the opportunity to build their own perfect pizza.. It also gives you the option to make a double batch and freeze individual crusts once they're baked and have an easy, Delicious snack or meal ready whenever you are =)


Press the crusts out thin for crisp pizza and set your top rack as high as you can. Broil and flip (another reason for individual sizes.. you can flip with a spatula instead of having to use 2 pans!)

Once your crusts are broiled on both sides, top with whatever make you happy =)

Throw them back in the oven until cheese is melted and enjoy your delicious, guilt free pizza.

Thank you all so much for following along with me!
I do my best to always provide you with thought provoking entertainment and am so grateful for my followers! <3