Pizza crust made with Chickpea Flour

Socca is a flat bread that originated in either Nice, France or Genoa, Italy neighboring cities. Street sellers still serve it today, fresh out of a wood fired oven. We used it to make pizza crust. 

This crust is made from chickpea flour (finely ground chickpeas that are naturally gluten-free) and has a light, slightly nutty taste. Like the chickpea itself, it is very rich in protein and iron and is an excellent source of fiber! The toppings in this recipe add Vitamins A&C plus calcium. 

Serves: 2

Ingredients

Pizza crust:

  • 1 cup organic chickpea flour
  • 1 tablespoon cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil  
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
  • Pinch of salt and pepper
  • 1 cup of water
  • Sprinkle of nutritional yeast

Toppings: Spread liberally

  • Pizza sauce
  • Fresh basil
  • Chopped garlic
  • Plant-based mozzarella cheese – cut into cubes.

Directions: 

  1. 1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 
  2. 2.Place a splash of olive oil on a 10-inch cast iron skillet and place in oven while it preheats. I don’t have a cast iron skillet so used one of my stoneware pans.
  3. 3.In a medium bowl, mix together the chickpea flour, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper.
  4. 4.Whisk the water slowly into the mixture. Batter will be super thin.
  5. 5.Remove the pan from the preheated oven and add the batter to the pan. Swirl it around so the pan is completely covered. Sprinkle the nutritional yeast on top. 
  6. 6.Bake for approximately 15 – 20 minutes or until edges and the top of the crust are lightly brown. 
  7. 7.Remove crust from oven.  Add desired amount of pizza sauce to the top of the crust and then add basil, garlic and plant-based mozzarella.  
  8. 8.Return skillet to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes. 
  9. 9.Remove from oven and flatten the mozz cheese with a fork. 
  10. 10.Serve immediately. You can serve with a bright colored green salad to further bump up the nutritional value. 

Jouir…enjoy!

**PLEASE NOTE: Cooking times/temperatures may vary for you as we are in elevation and food cooks differently here. 

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