Gluten-Free Deep Dish Pizza Bites

These gluten-free deep dish pizza bites are made for kids who want to pack pizza with them in a lunch box! The dough is crispy and the whole pizza bite is filled with delicious sauce.

The gluten-free pizza bites are a cross between a regular pizza and a pizza muffin. They are like pizza cups!

The idea had come from my daughter, who wanted to pack pizza with her to school. I always have a gluten-free homemade frozen pizza in the fridge because a kid with Celiac needs these supplies in case of a sudden activity such as a birthday party. But if you put a regular flat pizza in a lunch box, it will be a mess in the box. That’s why I thought of rounded bites with sauce and toppings “trapped” between the dough and the cheese top. Of course, you can make pizza muffins but my kids don’t like muffins.

Flour- No matter which all-purpose flour you’ll be using, it is important to add Tapioca flour thanks to its “starchiness”. I found that Tapioca flour upgrades almost every pastry.

Sauce- I love using Barilla Pomodoro sauce and add a little bit ketchup. Of course, you can make your own tomato sauce but I have decided to take a shortcut. The dough making is already taking much time.

Gluten-Free Deep Dish Pizza Bites

16/12/2019

by אמא ללא גלוטן

Category Gluten-Free Products Savory Recipes

Persons

12

Ingredients

• For Dough:
• 1 cup whole milk, room temperature
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all purpose gluten-free flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp dry yeast
• Sauce:
• 1 cup Barilla Pomodoro Sauce
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• Topping:
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated
• Olives, corn, pepperoni...

Instructions

1. Mix the gluten-free flour, tapioca flour, sugar and the yeast together.
2. Beat the egg and add to the mix. Add the salt.
3. Add the milk bit by bit and combine together until the dough is soft and smooth.
4. Cover the dough with a kitchen blanket and set aside in a warm place to rise for an hour.
5. Preheat oven to 375˚F.
6. Once the dough has doubled its size, take it out onto a lightly oiled surface and flatten it with a rolling pan. Roll the dough out to about 1/4-inch thickness. Using a cookie cutter, cut the dough into 5 inch circles.
7. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and fit each circle into all muffin cups.
8. Mix the Pomodoro Sauce with the ketchup and than use a spoon to fill the cups with tomato sauce. Then, fill with the desired toppings and cover with mozzarella.
9. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until fully baked.

Tags

For kids,

Pizza