Gluten-Free Valentine's Pizza
This pair of heart-shaped, gluten-free pizzas make a fun Valentine's dinner. The crust tastes exactly like traditional Italian pizza!
Equipment
- stand mixer with dough hook and flat beater
- pizza stone
- parchment paper
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- 233 grams (approx. 2 ⅓ cups) King Arthur 00 Gluten-Free Pizza Flour plus extra for dusting
- 1 tsp Instant Yeast Fleischmann’s Rapid Rise is labeled gluten-free
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Toppings
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 8-10 slices pepperoni
Instructions
Pizza Dough
- Mix flour, yeast, salt, and warm water in a stand mixer on #2 speed for five minutes. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the mixing bowl, as needed.
- Add olive oil to the dough and mix on the lowest speed for two minutes.
- Form the dough into a ball, divide in half, and form into two balls. Let the dough rise in the fridge for 3-24 hours in an airtight container.
Heart Pizzas
- Place pizza stone in the oven. Preheat oven to 550°.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper on the counter. Press one dough ball to form it into a heart-shaped, individual pizza. Leave a raised crust around the edge. Use a dusting of gluten-free flour as needed to keep the dough workable while forming the crust. Repeat with second dough ball.
- Trim parchment paper to prevent charring and transfer the formed crusts to the pizza stone. Bake for 7 minutes.
- While the crust is parbaking, cut pepperoni slices into heart shapes. You can make one large or two small hearts from each pepperoni slice. Tip: Cutting symmetrical hearts by folding them in half is easiest.
- Remove the crust from the oven. Top with sauce, cheese, and pepperoni hearts.
- Remove the parchment paper and place the pizzas directly on the pizza stone. Return the pizza to the oven and bake for 5-7 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling and the crust is golden brown.
- Cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
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