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Originally Posted by L0ve
I recently made cauliflower crust and it turned out amazingly well.
Might check into it if you want to take it a step further and delete the bread totally.
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Originally Posted by momtothree
I took a nibble of the crust out of the toaster oven just now and it's actually really TASTY! I am so surprised. I need to tweak a bit for seasonings to my taste but there's huge potential.
I keep saying that I want to make a cauliflower crust (I love cauliflower) but I don't think that I have the tools (or patience) to do it. What's the easiest way for me to make this happen?
I keep saying that I want to make a cauliflower crust (I love cauliflower) but I don't think that I have the tools (or patience) to do it. What's the easiest way for me to make this happen?
I cut the entire cauliflower head into 4 sections, removed the core/green bits etc. I put it in my food processor, pulsed till it was all "powdery" of sorts. Then I put it into the microwave for 5 minutes on 60 percent power. (my microwave is strong)
Then I let it cool and then placed half into a large dish towel and wrung it dry as I could get it. Repeat with other half. It was stressed that not to skip this step. So this was the most "tedious".
Then mix in the rest of the recipe, seasonings, eggs and parm. I used a bowl and wooden spoon which should please some people. Then formed it into a crust on a parchment paper. Then I baked it till slightly golden. Placed desired toppings/sauce, baked again.
I am lazy and this really wasn't bad at all. But if I didn't have my food processor, I wouldn't attempt it.
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Originally Posted by momtothree
I cut the entire cauliflower head into 4 sections, removed the core/green bits etc. I put it in my food processor, pulsed till it was all "powdery" of sorts. Then I put it into the microwave for 5 minutes on 60 percent power. (my microwave is strong)
Then I let it cool and then placed half into a large dish towel and wrung it dry as I could get it. Repeat with other half. It was stressed that not to skip this step. So this was the most "tedious".
Then mix in the rest of the recipe, seasonings, eggs and parm. I used a bowl and wooden spoon which should please some people. Then formed it into a crust on a parchment paper. Then I baked it till slightly golden. Placed desired toppings/sauce, baked again.
I am lazy and this really wasn't bad at all. But if I didn't have my food processor, I wouldn't attempt it.
Aaaaaaaand, I don't have a food processor.
Y'know what? I had seen Paka's recipe on the Recipes thread -- and I saw that you just posted on it -- but she must have lost me at "food processor" too.
Y'know what? I had seen Paka's recipe on the Recipes thread -- and I saw that you just posted on it -- but she must have lost me at "food processor" too.
Oh well.
Only other option I can think of is to go ahead and cook the cauliflower first and then mash it with a hand mixer like if it was mashed potatoes? You can also get a handheld ricer for under $10 and that would work beautifully too. Then strain it in a dishtowel.
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Only other option I can think of is to go ahead and cook the cauliflower first and then mash it with a hand mixer like if it was mashed potatoes? You can also get a handheld ricer for under $10 and that would work beautifully too. Then strain it in a dishtowel.
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Oooh! I have a grater! Apparently that will work, according to this recipe. Never mind the Hawaiian-themed pizza; I'm just talking about the cauliflower crust.
I make homemade pizza all the time. I mix a big batch of dough up and then divide it into ziplocks and put it into the freezer. It doesn't take long to defrost and then I can control the ingredients in the crust and on top. One of our favorites is a few handfulls of fresh arugula, thinly sliced lemon with the rind on, anchovies, olive oil and some good mozzarella.
I keep saying that I want to make a cauliflower crust (I love cauliflower) but I don't think that I have the tools (or patience) to do it. What's the easiest way for me to make this happen?
I do not cook the cauliflower. I just "rice" it raw, mix all the ingredients, bake the crust on both sides for a few minutes, then add the toppings. I use a pizza stone and the results are real hand held pieces of pie!
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I do not cook the cauliflower. I just "rice" it raw, mix all the ingredients, bake the crust on both sides for a few minutes, then add the toppings. I use a pizza stone and the results are real hand held pieces of pie!
It's not NYC pizza but its pretty darn good.
Yeah!!! That's what the recipe says, the one that I linked to: grate it raw. But then it says to microwave that "rice" for a bit. Do you do that too?
I just put mine in a pan and steamed it over a gas flame, worked great.
Next time I am going to add a small amount of shredded cheese to the crust. I think it will create that crispy, burnt cheesy crust that everyone loves.
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