The Red Basket Food Co. Pizza Base Premix

What makes this pizza premix so good for you?

• Gluten-free, dairy-free
• No synthetic additives or preservatives
• Sunflower seed flour is rich in selenium, magnesium & vitamin E
• Flax flour is a complete protein source, rich in amino acids, fibre & lignans
• Psyllium is fibre-rich, promoting a healthy colon & keeping cholesterol in check

Please Note: Keep your pizza base mix refrigerated.

Directions

• Mix 230g pizza premix (the whole bag) with 3 eggs, until you have a stiff dough.
• Divide the dough in 2, then roll out each piece of dough into a thin pizza base, between 2 baking sheets.
• Grill on a greased tray at 180 degrees for 7-8 minutes.
• Turn over, add cheese & toppings & grill until cheese has melted. Yum!
• The 690g mix makes 6 pizza bases

Recipe for Paleo Pizza “Cheese” Topping:
Ingredients:

• ½ cup raw cashews
• ¼ cup raw pine nuts/ cashews
• 1tsp sea salt
• ½tsp dried oregano
• ½tsp dried basil
• Pinch of ground black pepper
• Dash of garlic powder
• 1½ cup unsweetened almond milk
• 2Tbsp lemon juice
• 1Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 8tsp agar agar 
• ¼ cup virgin olive oil

Method:

• Place the cashews in a medium saucepan & cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat & allow to lightly boil for about 15 minutes, until the nuts are very soft. Drain the nuts & transfer them to a food processor. 
• Add the salt, oregano, basil, black pepper & garlic powder to the food processor; blend well until the mixture begins to form a paste.
• Bring the almond milk, lemon juice, vinegar, agar & olive oil to the boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat & allow to lightly boil for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 
• Add the liquid to your food processor & blend until very smooth.
• Lightly grease the inside of 2 ramekins with the olive oil; pour the liquid into each.
• Place the ramekins in the fridge to set for about 2 hours.
• Once set, grate or slice your “cheese” & use it to top your Paleo pizza crust.

Ingredients

Sunflower seed flour, golden flaxseed flour, psyllium husk, salt, xylitol

Nutritional information per 2 pizza bases:

• Calories: 1088
• Carbohydrates: 35.4g
• Fibre: 23.3g
• Sugars: 3.7g
• Fat: 80g
• Saturated fat: 9g
• Transfat: 0g
• Cholesterol: 523mg
• Protein: 42.3g
• Total carbs: 12.1g