Paleo Gluten-Free Cauliflower Crust

1. Preheat oven at 350 F.
2. Grease a large cookie sheet or large Pyrex baking dish with the healthy fat (butter, lard, etc).
3. Place parchment paper on top of the greased pan.
4. Now grease the top of your paper.
5. Clean and core your cauliflower.
6. Drain it on a sheet of paper towel and make sure it is not wet.
7. Shred cauliflower by hand using a box grater or pulse it in your food processor. I did both ways to test both ways out.
8. If you pulse it in your food processor you want very small pieces throughout and a consistent size; the size of rice.
9. You want 4 full cups of cauliflower for this recipe. Use the rest for another recipe.
10. Optional step: Insert a steamer basket into a pot with about an inch of water inside (make sure the basket is not touching the water). Bring the water to a simmer, put the cauliflower in the basket and steam your cauliflower “rice” about 4-5 minutes until done but not mushy. Or instead of steaming it in a steamer basket you can place it in a Pyrex baking dish (no water added!) and microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Cook time depends on your microwave but it should be tender and not mushy when done.
11. Let cauliflower cool, then strain out any extra liquid if any. There is much less with the microwave technique.
12. In a large bowl mix your cauliflower with the egg, spices and salt.
13. Place 1-2 heaping balls of your mixture on your parchment paper (depends on if you want 1 or 2 pizzas).
14. Press it out by hand and mold your pizza crust into the pan so it’s around ¼“ thick.
15. Make a slight “lip” around the edge to hold your filling in if you’d like.
16. Bake crust for approximately 35-45 minutes.
17. When done carefully flip it over and bake another 3-5 minutes to form the crust even more since there is no “dairy” holding this firmly together. I found the discrepancy on baking time really depends on your oven and how wet your cauliflower is when you mix it.
18. Remove from oven.
19. Place crust on a rack to allow ventilation and some air on all sides.
20. Add desired toppings such as pizza sauce, hormone-free pepperoni, sautéed Canadian bacon, homemade chicken sausage, pan-fried prosciutto, sliced black olives and dried oregano.
21. Place it back on the pan and place pan in the oven for about 4-6 minutes.
22. Take it out of the oven and serve as is or serve individual slices.
23. Enjoy!