Keto Pizza & Pasta Cookbook: Quick, Easy and Delicious Low-Carb Ketogenic Italian Recipes To Enhance Weight Loss and Healthy Living by Layla Allen

Author:Layla Allen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-05T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 5

20 KETO PIZZA RECIPES

1. KETO PIZZA CRUST

Note: You can use the procedure outlined below to prepare the crust for other pizza crust recipes that use cheese and flour as their main ingredients.

Some recipes will have fewer ingredients for the crust. This is okay; just follow the general procedure.

If the recipe calls for just cheese and flour, for example, you can just melt the cheese in the microwave and then incorporate the flour after. If the recipe calls for cheese (or different types of cheeses), flour, and other ingredients, melt the cheese(s) and then add in the flour, as well as the other ingredients.

The steps outlined in this recipe will give you a general idea about how to go about forming, shaping, and baking the crust.

Serves 6

Nutrition (for the crust only) per serving: 203 calories

11 g Protein | 4 g Carbohydrates | 17 g Fat Total Time: 40 minutes

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

Crust:

• Mozzarella cheese, grated, 1 ½ cups

• Cream cheese, 2 tbsp

• Almond flour, ¾ cup

• Egg, 1

• Dried rosemary, ½ tsp dried rosemary

• Salt, ½ tsp

• Garlic powder, ½ tsp

• Ground pepper, 1/4 tsp

Choice of toppings (mushrooms, pepperoni, olives, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper)

PROCEDURE:

1. Pre-heat your oven to 400°F.

2. Put the cheeses in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in the microwave oven for a minute, using the high se ing. Stir the cheeses and return to the microwave oven to cook in 30-second bursts until the cheeses melt fully.

3. Add the flour, egg, dried rosemary, and salt, mix, and knead thoroughly using your hands, the food processor, or the stand mixer.

4. Put the dough in between 2 sheets of parchment paper and roll out the pizza dough to form a round pizza base that is about 8

or 10 inches in diameter. Use your hands or a rolling pin to do this. Remove the top sheet.

5. Use a fork to poke holes on the base.

6. Put the dough (including the parchment paper at its base) on a baking tray and bake for 12 to 15 minutes until the dough turns golden brown.

7. If you want a firm, crisp crust, flip the pizza over and cook for 3 to 5 minutes more.

8. Let the crust stand for a couple of minutes.

9. Add your choice of toppings. Return the pizza to the oven to cook for 5-10 more minutes to heat the pre-cooked toppings and melt the cheese.

2. CHEESE-GARLIC PIZZA

Serves 8

Nutrition per serving:

184 calories

12 g Protein | 4 g Carbohydrates | 14 g Fat Total Time: 40 minutes

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook: 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

Crust:

• Mozzarella cheese, shredded, 1 ½ cups

• Almond flour, 2/3 cup

Toppings:

• Bu er, melted, 2 tsp

• Garlic, minced, 2 cloves

• Mozzarella cheese, shredded, 1 ½ cups

Garnish (optional):

• Extra virgin oil for drizzling on top

• Fresh herbs

PROCEDURE:

1. Refer to the recipe for Keto Pizza Crust. Follow Steps 1 to 8

(but use the crust ingredients for Cheese-Garlic Pizza) 2. Drizzle with bu er. Add the garlic and mozzarella cheese and put the pizza back in the oven to bake for 10 more minutes.

3. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and garnish with fresh herbs, if desired.

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