CarbSense Pizza Crust Mix

[cybrczch]

Hi all!

Found that the local Hy-Vee food store (Nebraska grocery chain) has a nice selection of low-carb foods and mixes. Tried the CarbSense Pizza Crust Mix - wasn't too bad, chewy, flavor wasn't too bad (but then I don't mind soy flour either), and each slice is only 3 g net carb. Made home made sauce (home canned tomato sauce spiced up with olive oil, spices and salt), and toppings. I calculated with all my veggies and meats and cheeses, about 7 g net carb per slice.

Since I only made one pizza, the other half of the dough was rolled out into 8 bread sticks (olive oil and parmesan topped). Roommate and I each splurged (2 slices and 2 breadsticks), and the rest saved for lunch.

The mix itself looks pretty simple - Vital wheat gluten, soy protein concentrate, low-glycemic corn starch, guar gum, salt, garlic powder, soy lecithin, and spices. They also include a packet of quick-rise yeast. Has anyone tried to duplicate this recipe out there?

Rich

[wefrf]

I had trouble rolling the dough out

I too made 1/2 the recipe for 1 pizza but I couldn't get the dough to roll out very big. MAYBE a 8" pizza instead of 12"

[dayse11]

is this induction safe?

[cybrczch]

dayse, Probably shouldn't eat it on induction, since it does have some carbs, and you want to limit your carbs most severely then. This is for OWL or maintenance.

wefrf, I let mine sit a little longer to let the yeast work, then I rolled it out pretty thin (turning and resting) and I was able to get it 12" (I have a 14" pan and had about an inch around the edge when I was done). A marble rolling pin helped too.

[Mitz]

I divided the dough into 6 balls and made a small "personal size" pizza and froze the rest of the balls for another time. I figured one pizza would be about 3-6 carbs. It was quite yummy once all the toppings were on.