Keto Fathead Pizza Dough Recipe

I'm back with a recipe!

Just in case you thought Eating Keto was boring or restrictive, my first recipe is PIZZA!  It's kinda funny because pre-keto, we did not eat a lot of pizza.  Now that we are eating keto, I have found several uses for this dough.

Fathead pizza is wheat free, grain free free, low carb and delicious!  It was fairly easy to find all of these items organic and the veggies we used are from our garden!

This recipe is from Ditch the Carbs

FATHEAD PIZZA

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups pre shredded/grated cheese mozzarella is the best or Edam/mild cheese
• 3/4 cups almond meal/flour
• 2 tbsp cream cheese
• 1 egg
• pinch salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp dried rosemary/ garlic or other herbs optional
• your choice of toppings such as pepperoni peppers, cherry tomatoes, olives, ground/mince beef, mushrooms, herbs etc

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mix the shredded/grated cheese and almond flour/meal in a microwaveable bowl. Add the cream cheese. Microwave on HIGH for 1 minute.
   *You do not "need" to microwave this recipe.  Instead, leave the cream cheese out of the fridge to let it warm up and soften and then add the initial ingredients to a food processor*
2. Stir then microwave on HIGH for another 30 seconds.
3. Add the egg, salt, rosemary and any other flavourings, mix gently.
4. Place in between 2 pieces of baking parchment/paper and roll into a circular pizza shape (see photos above). Remove the top baking paper/parchment. If the mixture hardens and becomes difficult to work with, pop it back in the microwave for 10-20 seconds to soften again but not too long or you will cook the egg.

5. Make fork holes all over the pizza base to ensure it cooks evenly.
6. Slide the baking paper/parchment with the pizza base, on a baking tray (cookie tray) or pizza stone, and bake at 220C/425F for 12-15 minutes, or until brown.
7. To make the base really crispy and sturdy, flip the pizza over (onto baking paper/parchment) once the top has browned.
8. Once cooked, remove from the oven and add all the toppings you like. Make sure any meat is already cooked as this time it goes back into the oven just to heat up the toppings and melt the cheese. Bake again at 220C/425F for 5 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Fat Head pastry can also be made by replacing the almond meal/flour with 1/4 cup (4 tbsp) coconut flour.

So far, I have enjoyed making this with organic coconut flour.  It does not taste like coconut.  I made my own sauce with sugar free tomato paste, herbs and 2 tablespoons of sour cream.

If you NEED store bought sauce, look for one with no added sugar.

You'll see in the top pic, half of the pizza had bacon and the other have was veggie.  I also skipped the cheese but I have made Fathead Pizza with cheese as well.  Doc really wanted bacon and I wanted veggie so I made it happen.  This is such an easy recipe to follow.  Enjoy!

 

Keto Must-Haves before Getting Started

I'm super excited to share a few recipes with you but I realized I never shared my tracking apps and sources with you in my last post.

Homegrown Watermelon Radish (I cooked these up with breakfast)

This is, in my opinion, a list of Must-Haves when you start the Ketogenic Diet.  Keep in mind, before I started Keto, I eased in my removing sugars and junk carbs for about 2 months.  It worked for me.  Some people like to just jump right in.  So here goes!

MY FITNESS PAL APP
This is an amazing app for your phone to track your daily food and water intake, your weights and measurements and even fitness.  I use the FREE version and it works for me.  There is even an option to enter an entire recipe then track the portion you ate and it automatically calculates the MACROS in your meal


TRACK YOUR MACROS
You might be thinking "what the heck is that?" so I'll explain.  The Kertogenic Diet is High fat, moderate protein and very low carbohydrates.  I personally try to keep my total daily carbs to 20grams or less.  that is a personal choice and some people eat as much as 50grams a day.
YOUR personal goals will determine what you should be consuming daily...MACROS

Use the KETO CALCULATOR to figure out your daily goals


VITAMINS
I wasn't a big vitamin person before but in order to have the best results possible, I decided to start taking a women's multi, vitamin E and Calcium along with my regular Magnesium I add to my drink


DRINK LOTS OF WATER
I am currently drinking 100 ounces or more of filtered water a day.  That is my personal goal and will vary per person depending on size, weight and activity level.  If I sweat a bunch while working outside I always drink more and adjust my electrolyte drink


ELECTROLYTE DRINK
If you are new to Keto or you haven't started yet, you might not understand the need for electrolytes.  There is something called KETO FLU and it's not very fun.
From Keto Diet Blog: Beat Keto Flu with Homemade Electrolyte Drink
" Electrolytes, especially magnesium, are often deficient when you eat less than 20-30 g net carbs."

Sometimes I make my electrolyte drink the night before so I don't forget!

Here's one recipe I use (there are so many)
20 ozs Water (I sometimes dilute in 32 ounces)
2 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
1 tsp no salt
2 tbsp Lemon Juice
5-10 drops Stevia (I used this in the beginning but no longer need it)
STIR it up and pour over ice

**I recently added Magnesium powder to my drink and I like it even more.  I do this when I am not eating foods high in magnesium**

DO NOT GUZZLE THIS or it could cause gastric distress.  I sip this over a few hour.

There are many recipes available online.


Next up, we're making a bunch of Keto-Friendly foods to share.  Everything I've made so far has been a hit!


DISCLAIMER:
I am not a doctor or healthcare provider and I am not offering medical advice.  If you have health-related concerns, please seek medical attention.