Pizza Crust and Chicken Pizza

I'm now officially in heaven - I can eat pizza again!  This has been a long, long process - first trying a bajillion test recipes for the crust and then finding a cheese I could eat.  For quite awhile it looked like I was allergic to milk (I did test moderate to it), but the reactions I kept getting from cheese I'd try were the same as if I ate corn, so I just wasn't sure.  But, I'm happy to say I can eat the Goat Gouda from Holland at Trader Joe's.  And the Mitica goat chevre from Spain that I find at Whole Foods.  If you're extremely sensitive to histamine in food, cheese isn't going to work for you.  If you're somewhat sensitive, a cheese that hasn't been aged may work.  Luckily I'm becoming less sensitive!

First the pizza crust!  We went through quite a few horrible crusts to get to this point.  This recipe makes two crusts - I use one and freeze the other.  You can actually go ahead and top the other pizza, cook it, and then freeze it - it cooks great at 425 degrees straight from the freezer.

Pizza Crust
2 cups white rice flour
1 cup arrowroot starch
1 T sugar (maple syrup, honey, etc.)
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. plain, unflavored gelatin
1 tsp. sea salt

2 T ground flax
6T water

1 to 1 1/2 cups warm water (see below)
1T olive oil
1T lemon juice

Mix all the dry ingredients from the first group of ingredients.  Mix flax and water and microwave for 1 minute.  Mix together the warm water, olive oil and lemon juice.  Use 1 cup of water for a little bit thicker, softer crust and more water for a thinner, crisper crust.

Add all ingredients together and mix well.  If you're making a thinner crust, it will look more like batter than bread.  The other has a muffin batter consistency.

Divide between two well-greased cookie sheets and spread out.  You'll need to do this with a spoon for the thinner crust.  I aim for an 8 to 10 inch diameter rough circle.  Make a crust on the edges - harder with the thinner!  Update:  I've found it's easier to do the first baking on parchment paper, then take it off and put the crusts directly on the cooking sheet for the second baking (with the toppings).  I've been fine using Reynolds or 365 brands.

Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes and then top or freeze.  After topping, continue baking for 15 to 20 minutes or until it's browned the way you like it.  The crusts stick to the pans even with heavy oiling - I find it easier to dislodge them with a spatula before they're topped.

Chicken Pizza - makes enough for 2 pizzas
(not low histamine with the cheese)
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 cloves garlic, grated
2 inch by 1 inch piece of ginger, grated
2T olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp. dried thyme
Salt and pepper

Olive oil for sauteing
Large shallot, sliced or diced
1/4 cup white wine
1T arrowroot starch

Cheese
Roasted red sweet peppers

Cut chicken into small pieces.  Mix the rest of the ingredients in the first group, add chicken, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour.

Heat oil and saute shallot until golden.  Add chicken (save the marinade) and saute until cooked through.  Add the wine and arrowroot starch to the reserved marinade.  Add to the chicken and cook until thickened.

Spread chicken onto pizza crusts, top with cheese and then sliced roasted red sweet peppers.  Bake at 425 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.