{"id":20441,"date":"2018-01-30T13:20:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T17:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=20441"},"modified":"2024-02-10T18:12:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T23:12:44","slug":"ultimate-oat-crust-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/ultimate-oat-crust-pizza","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Oat Pizza Crust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pizza news! Stop the press because Pizza Night is here. Take advantage of my ultimate pizza recipe to create a tailor-made treat for you and the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I don't know about you, but my family are really particular about their pizza.  They like good pizza.  When you're doing Slimming Eats, that's one of the hardest things to give up, sure you can use wraps or whatever for the base, but it's just not quite the same, it doesn't hit the spot like a real pizza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After spending a huge amount of time perfecting my Almost Bagels<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, I began to think, wouldn't it be great if I could make a pizza base in a similar way.... So with some further experimentation, the Ultimate Pizza Base was born (when using your healthy extra's for the base and cheese)  My aim was to create a thin base that was crispy and tasted like a real pizza base, I have to say, the result is amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like I said at the beginning, my family are really fussy about eating great pizza and this Ultimate Pizza absolutely blew them away.  They were literally fighting over who gets how many slices.  If they didn't know, there's no way they would be able to tell that this wasn't a traditional pizza base, it really is that good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luckily unlike my bagel recipe, the \"dough\" for this Ultimate Pizza doesn't need to be left overnight, and for this, we are grinding the oats to a powder. (Don't worry, this is not a tweak. As oats are not a free food, they don't fall into the tweak category, because they are a measured allowance).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use the cups of my <\/span>Nutri Ninja Blender with Auto IQ.<\/strong><\/span><\/a> <\/strong>to blend the oats. <\/strong>This blender is amazing. The auto IQ technology feature, mean it blends to a set pattern depending on what it is you are making. There is also an optional add-on for a food processor bowl, which is perfect for chopping and grating vegetables. Sauces and soups are literally so smooth, once complete in this amazing kitchen gadget. You can also use a mini food processor to grind the oats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You do need to leave the dough for about 30 mins though, before rolling out into your base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To roll the base, you are going to need some parchment paper, because this dough is a lot wetter compared to a regular pizza dough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get one sheet of parchment paper big enough for your pizza base (this recipe will make a 9-inch pizza), spray it with spray oil, and then carefully spoon the dough onto the greased parchment paper with a spoon (try not to tough with your hands, as it's pretty sticky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spray over the top of the dough with more spray oil and then place another sheet of parchment over the top, and lightly flatten it down. Then you can use a rolling pin over the top sheet of the dough to make it into a rough pizza shape (I'm not fussy about a perfectly round pizza).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you have it rolled to an approx 9-inch pizza base, very slowly lift up the parchment paper, as it may stick in a couple of areas, but you can carefully use a silicone spatula just to ease it off where it may of stuck. But nice and slow is the key and it should come off fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you want to neaten up the pizza base, you can use the spatula, just to push the rough edges in a little more, to make it more circular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the viola, the base is done. You can place in the oven at 200c\/400f for approx 18-20 mins until lightly golden and firm and then it's time to add your toppings for the second bake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time around, I just went for a traditional cheese pizza, but you can go with any toppings you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are some suggestions for toppings:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n