Rice Crust Pizza

[Guhlia]

Okay, I don't remember who posted the rice crust pizza recipe that I use, but it was 3 cups of cooked rice, 1 cup of cheddar cheese, and 2 eggs. I put the ingredients all in my food processor to grind them and then baked it and it looks just like regular pizza!!! I was so excited!!! So, for those of you who don't like the texture of the rice crust pizzas, try this. You may want to prebake it more than twenty minutes though to get the crust cooked thoroughly. I also added an extra egg.

[AndreaB]

Sounds good. I just bought some premade crusts that were expensive but good. I think they were kinnikinnick.

[Girl Ninja]

I tried to find the recipe on here, but I couldn't. Could you post the whole thing??

[Fiddle-Faddle]

I posted the original recipe, but I never thought of putting the whole thing in the food processor--brilliant! Can't wait to try it that way!

Okay, so you take 3 cups cooked rice, mix with 1 cup shredded cheddar and 1 (or 2) eggs, mush it out onto a pizza pan, make a lip around the edge to hold in the toppings and bake for 18-20 minutes (I think it was at 375 degress). Then add your toppings and bake or broil until your toppings are the way you like (I like the cheese to brown a little).

So much cheaper than the premade, and relatively fast and low-effort!

[Guhlia]

I baked mine at 450 for 20 minutes before topping. Then 15 minutes after topping. It was still a little too soft in the middle, but absolutely delicious. This might work better in personal sized pizzas.

Fiddle-Faddle... Thank you so much for this great recipe!!! It tastes closer to the real thing than most other things I've tried and it's so easy!!! I even used Minute rice and it turned out fabulous! When I food-processed it, it got really sticky, just like real pizza dough. It looked like real dough and felt like real dough. The outer crust got really airy and absolutely delicious with just a slight crunch to it. Try it next time you make the pizza, I garauntee you'll LOVE it!!!

[MySuicidalTurtle]

What can I do since I don't have a food processor? Will mixing by hand work?

[Guhlia]

Mixing by hand will work, but it creates an odd texture. The pizza comes out looking like a rice patty, not a pizza. It tastes good though. The crust may get overly crispy though.

I used my magic bullet to puree the rice, cheese, and egg mixture. It's not a food processor, but it works kind of the same way. It was fabulous!!!

[jerseyangel]

Just a thought, maybe a hand mixer would work? Julia--what do you think?

[Guhlia]

It doesn't puree it... However, a blender might work??? I'm not sure, but it seems to me that it should. If anyone tries this, let me know if a blender works. You may have to shake down the sides frequently to ensure that it all gets pureed.

[Mango04]

Is there a way to do this without cheese? Probably not huh? Do you really need the cheese? Is there something you could substitute?

[Guhlia]

I'm thinking that the third egg would probably negate the need for cheese, but I could be wrong. Try it. The worst that would happen is you'd waste a few cups of rice and a few eggs. It's not labor intensive, so it wouldn't be a huge waste of time. If it doesn't work without cheese, is there another binder that might help it along? I'm sure it would be possible to do it dairy free.