Keto Fathead Pizza is a blessing for those who are fans of this Italian cuisine but have to follow the dietary restriction of taking low carbs. This recipe makes it possible for you to eat pizza whenever you want and also keep your carb count in limit. You can prepare and bake the fathead crust a day before. Also, prepare the sauce and your favourite toppings earlier. You only have to assemble the pizza and melt its cheese to combine all the ingredients. You have your pizza in hand in less than 25 or 30 minutes. Keto Fathead Pizza has all the key characteristics of a keto diet. It has only 11 g of net carbs in a serving:
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EQUIPMENT:
- A pizza stone.
- 1 oven.
- Pizza peel, 1
- Parchment sheet.
INGREDIENT:
FATHEAD PIZZA CRUST WITH ALMOND FLOUR:
- 3/4 cup of almond flour.
- A beaten egg.
- 1.5 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Fresh powder of black pepper, to taste.
- 2 tbsp of softened cream cheese.
- Half tsp of garlic powder.
- To taste, Salt
- 1/2 tsp of oregano.
FAT HEAD PIZZA CRUST WITH COCONUT FLOUR:
- 1/3rd cup of coconut flour
- A couple of whisked eggs, large.
- Shredded Mozzarella cheese, 1 & 1/2 cup.
- To taste, fresh black pepper powder.
- 2 tablespoons of softened cream cheese.
- Half tsp of garlic powder.
- Salt, to taste.
- Oregano, 1/2 tsp.
TOPPING:
- A tablespoon of onion, diced.
- 57 grams of crumbled Mexican chorizo.
- Salsa, 1/4th cup.
- Half a cup of grated mozzarella cheese.
- Cilantro leaves for garnishing, 2 tbsp.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
PREPARATIONS:
- Set the temperature of the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
- Keep the pizza stone in the oven to heat it.
- Take a pizza peel and spread the sheet of parchment over it.
MAKING DOUGH:
- Melt the cream cheese and mozzarella cheese in the microwave.
- Mix them well to combine after melting them.
- Take the dry ingredients written above in a bowl and add the cheese mixture to that.
- Now start combining all with your hand.
- After that:
- Add an egg if using almond flour. Include a couple of eggs if using coconut flour.
- Knead well to form the dough.
- Place a ball of dough to make pizza crust (10-inch crust of 1/4 inch thickness) between two sheets of parchment paper.
- Remove the upper parchment sheet and make holes in the crust with a fork.
- Place the lower sheet of parchment with pizza crust on the pizza peel.
BAKING:
- Transfer it to the already-heated stone of the pizza in the oven.
- Wait for 6 or 7 minutes.
- If you see bubbles in the crust then burst them with a fork.
- Bake for a short while as it becomes light golden.
WORKING WITH CHORIZO:
- Grab a heat-resistant bowl and place the chorizo in it.
- Place it in the microwave to warm it for 180 or 240 seconds after covering it with a cloth
- Open the door of the microwave after each minute, uncover the bowl, and stir the meat.
ASSEMBLING THE PIZZA:
- Take the pre-baked fathead pizza crust.
- Spread the mozzarella cheese.
- Top with chorizo, salsa, and onion.
- Transfer it again to the oven
- Bake till all the toppings combine with melted cheese.
- After that take it off from the pizza stone and garnish it with some cilantro leaves.
- Your gorgeous keto pizza is ready.
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IDEAS FOR KETO TOPPINGS:
Once you have the fathead dough then here are various keto ideas for topping other than chorizo and salsa. these ideas can help you personalize your keto fathead pizza.
CHEESE: There are lots of keto options for cheeses that pair well with fathead dough. Here the recipe uses mozzarella cheese.
MEATS: When you bake the crust again with topping, you cannot bake it for long enough to cook the meat. Always use cooked meat with fat-head dough. All meats are keto as they have very little or no carbs, high protein content, and some fats too. You are free to use any of your preferred meats like pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, or chicken pieces.
VEGGIES: There are many options for keto veggies. Use any one or more vegetables to enjoy your keto pizza.
POSSIBLE SUBSTITUTIONS AND VARIATIONS:
BAKING POWDER: Include baking powder of a small amount to make a more fluffy crust.
DAIRY-FREE: There are many options for dairy cheeses available but they may be very high in carbs as compared to real cheeses.
XANTHAN GUM: A small amount of it goes into the dough before mixing in the cheeses.
NUT-FREE: If you are allergic to nuts then use coconut flour or lupin flour.
SEASONINGS: This recipe uses salt and oregano. If you don’t feel the need for salt then you are free to omit it. Other Italian herbs/seasonings also give a nice fragrance and taste to your keto pizza.
EGG-FREEE: If you don’t want to use eggs in your crust then replace eggs with a substitute that suits your recipe best. You can use any one of them, (aquafaba egg substitute, chia seeds, carbonated water, flaxseed powder, mashed banana, nut butter, etc.)
TIPS:
You have to follow some tips:
- The dough contains melted cheese so there is a lot of chance that dough will stick to your hands. You should follow one of the below-mentioned solutions to help yourselves:
- Chill the dough for some time to harden cheese, this will prevent the dough from sticking.
- If your problem doesn’t solve then apply oil to your hands to further prevent sticking.
- To help yourselves, you should keep the dough between two parchment sheets and roll it to form the crust. If the parchment sheet slips during rolling then keep a wet towel below the bottom layer of the parchment sheet.
- This parchment paper trick also helps to transfer the crust to the pizza peel or baking tray.
- If you use a food processor then your work will be easy but your hands will also do the best work.
- Keep your eye on the crust while baking because the crust can turn from golden to burned in no time.
- Sometimes dough is not getting uniform because cheese becomes hard. Melt the cheese by rotating it in the microwave so that it combines with the flour very well.
- When you bake the fathead crust then be careful that crust should only be light golden. If the crust becomes dark in the oven then it will get burnt when you bake it again with cheese and toppings.
- If you want the best texture of the crust then use pizza stone otherwise pizza baked very fine without its stone.
- Roll your dough thick for a chewy crust and thin when you want a crispy crust.
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STORAGE INFORMATION:
FREEZE:
You can make double or triple batches and freeze them after wrapping. You can also freeze the baked or pre-baked rolled crust.
FRIDGE:
If you have any baked pizza remaining then wrap it in the cling wrap to keep it in the fridge. You can eat it within 3 or 5 days.
Wrap the dough ball/baked and rolled crust and use it within a week if you keep it in the fridge.
When you need to serve or eat pizza then take the frozen dough out and apply sauce, toppings, and cheese without even defrosting the crust. Bake it for some extra time at 350 degrees F.
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FAQs:
Can I eat only toppings of cheese without crust?
If you are sure that pizza sauce has no extra carbs then you can take the topping off of the pizza and eat them if you are on the keto diet.
Is keto pizza available in restaurants?
There is rarely any place that sells keto pizza. If you find such a place then they sell quite expensive pizza. This recipe for keto fathead pizza solves your all problems.
What is the purpose of giving recipes for two flour versions?
Almond flour is a low-carb one that consists of nuts. People with nut allergies can use our coconut flour version.
Can we use non-dairy cheeses?
Non-dairy cheese options are also available but non-dairy cheeses are high in carbs as compared to dairy cheeses.
NUTRITIONAL FACTS PER SERVING:
ALMOND FLOUR
Total serving: 2 servings
Calories: 823 kcal
Carbohydrates: 17 grams.
Net carbs: 11 g
Fats: 65 grams.
Proteins: 47 g
Sugar: 4 grams
Fiber: 6 g
COCONUT FLOUR
Total serving: 2
Calories: 796 kcal
Carbohydrates: 18 g
Net carbohydrates: 11 grams
Proteins: 46 g
Fats: 61 grams
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