Sooo, pizza! That's my theme for the fortnight! DIY, easy, gf pizza bases. The research has been tough but I've been happy to take on all the "pizza eating" to help you lovely readers out!
So, in third place..... DS Bonta d'Italia pizza bases! (www.dsglutenfree.com)
I was eager to try out the "improved recipe and larger size" as I used to get the originals on prescription. It seems the lovely people at Asda sold me a pack which went out of date over a month a go, so this is worth bearing in mind when you read the review! Nevertheless, not put off by out of date pizza we still gave it a whirl!
Looks good yeah? Tasted ok?! I liked the bigger size, yup, I'm gutsy we all know that and the originals were just too small for me! However, it still had a slightly chalky consistency and tasted really sweet. I ploughed on through like a trooper but Dale actually gave up!! It's not like him to turn down pizza lol!
In second place we have Udi's pizza base mix (www.udisglutenfree.co.uk). I was expecting good things, as I like all things bready from Udi's. It was a bit of a faff because it's not ready made and requires technical things like adding yeast, rising and kneading! Hence I gave it to Dale to organise! It worked quite well et voila!
You can see it has a more rustic crust and it was definitely not as sweet as the DS one. Much more "normal" in my opinion! But...I'm not sure if you can still buy it!? I bought it during the Tesco Lifestyle Food Fair last Summer and I haven't seen them since?! They might still be around??? If not check out first place.......
In first place we have Isabel's Pizza Base Mix (www.isabelsfreefrom.co.uk)
Those of you who have read my past posts will know I had an Isabel's disaster when I tried to tackle the base on my own! Not wanting to give up (as I had heard such good reviews), I bought another pack and gave it to Dale to sort out! Yes it requires some mixing and kneading but there is no need to leave it to rise so it's much quicker than the Udi's mix.
Not as pretty and certainly more "rustic" this was by far the best base we tried! A crisp base without needing a circular saw to cut through it! Tasty and not sweet. A great pizza "just like mama used to make" to quote Isabel!
I am well aware there are many gf bases on the market now and I'm more than happy to continue my research! I have blogged about The Venice Bakery before (www.shop.venicebakery.co.uk), they are great for a ready made base but can only be bought online with p&p delivery costs which is a shame. Nevertheless, I will consider this to be work in progress and I'll let you know if I find any to beat Isabel's!
So, sterotyically what Italian delicacy goes hand in hand with pizza? Ice cream right?! So here's a little frozen delight for you!
I had long since given up the hope of wafer style accompaniments with my ice cream! They were becoming a sad and dim memory of my glutem filled past! UNTIL, the lovely people at Freego (www.freego.com) introduced me to Eskal (www.eskalfoods.com) and look what I found!
AND....
How exciting! The chocolate wafer rolls don't contain nuts either which is fab coz I thought they might be a Nutella style thing! Wrong! All was well! The cones are great too! I must admit they are a little pricey but for the sheer delight of having ice cream cones and wafers they were kinda worth it! Mmmmmm!
Ok, well I hope you're still crooning along to Dean Martin and Amore! Have a great fortnight everyone! Xx (@lizprice79)
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