Gluten Free Vegan Pizza

Well, I faced a fun challenge this week!  I threw a dinner party for some friends.  One of my guests was a celiac!  Oh no!  I had to make sure she had something to eat, and I didn't want her options to be an array of salads and fruit plates.

She introduced me to this very interesting pizza recipe.

I happily got the 'dough' ready using Daiya 'cheese' and 2 ground tbsps of flaxseed mixed with 3 tbsps of water in replace of the egg.  It was a matter of minutes before I popped my first few sets of mini pizzas into the oven on waxed paper, fearing some gluten residue might be contaminating my ancient cooking pans.  This was a mistake.  Smoke started billowing out of my oven, setting off the fire alarm and sending me into a panic.  With the windows open, fire alarm moved and stove top fan on I let them finish baking.

They looked perfect when I pulled them out.  With excitement I tried to flip them off the wax paper, but they were stuck!  I tried flipping the paper and frantically shaking it, then I tried carefully pulling of the paper before I finally had to scrape them off, leaving me with a ball of cooked cauliflower and 'cheese'.

My disappointment dissolved away after taking a bite.  It was DELICIOUS!  I ended up oiling the pans and baking more.  They turned out floppy and completely unpizza-like.  I also could not serve them to my celiac guest due to concerns about gluten contamination.  However, my other guests snatched them up (which honestly, I was not too happy about as I hardly got any!) and ate the 'pizzas' alone with a fork or pilled ontop of bannock. 

I'm not quite sure what to do with this recipe.  I may try to make pizza again, or bake some sort of casserole.  But the lesson here is, baked cauliflower and 'cheese' is an incredibly delicious combination.