ALMOND FLOUR FLAX MEAL PIZZA DOUGH

FINALLY! A pizza dough that Maximized Living doctors and patients can prepare, eat, and savour without feeling guilty or bloated, or both!

Enjoy.

Ingredients:

1 ¼ cups Almond Flour

¼ cup ground flax meal

¼ to ½ tsp. kosher or sea salt

¼ tsp. aluminum free baking soda

1 egg, beaten with a whisk

1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp. seasoning of choice – Italian seasoning; roasted garlic powder (optional)

Preparation:

Mix all ingredients together until they form a ball.

Roll the “dough” into a ¼ inch pizza crust on a sheet pan with a silpat liner or piece of parchment paper.

(To make this easier, top the dough with another piece of parchment paper when you roll it out; then peel off the parchment paper when you have it the way you want it.)

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.

Remove from oven.

Top with your favourite "Maximized" pizza ingredients. Left-over "Maximized" ingredients are fine.

Return the pizza to the oven for another 10-15 minutes (this is a slow, lower heat pizza).

LEMON SQUARES

I have been promising to blog this recipe for months. Sorry it took so long. I know you will find it worth the wait. We love it for Sunday dinner dessert.

Enjoy.

Ingredients:

Crust:

1 1/2 cups almond flour

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

stevia equivalent to 1/2 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Combine all the Crust ingredients and press into an 8" x 8" baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. While the crust is baking, assemble the lemon topping mixture:

Lemon Topping Mixture:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

stevia equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar

3 large eggs

the zest of a lemon

1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

Combine all the lemon topping mixture ingredients in a blender.

When crust has baked for 15 minutes, pour the lemon topping mixture over the crust and return the crust and lemon topping mixture to the oven to bake at 350 degrees for another 15 minutes. Remove from the oven.

Let the finished product cool in the baking dish for 30 minutes, and then chill it in the refrigerator until chilled through - about another 30 to 45 minutes. Cut into squares. (Nice to have dessert finished and waiting while you eat your dinner, right?)