If the question is what can't cauliflower be turned into, the answer is I haven't figured that out that yet. Cauliflower Pizza Crusts have been all the rage over the last couple of years, and you can find them in stores and offered at some pizza places. They tend to be pricier, so making it at home is a cheaper alternative. All you need is a head of cauliflower, tapioca starch, a flax egg, and some seasonings. 

This recipe starts by taking the head of cauliflower and grating it to form cauliflower rice. Then the excess water needs to be removed by placing the riced cauliflower into a cheese cloth and squeezing until very little excess water comes out. Then add the remaining ingredients, combine, and beging to create your dough. I made mine into a circle as you can see below. 

Then bake the dough at 400 for about 45 minutes until the ends beging to crisp up.

Then you can add your toppings and bake for another 12-15 minutes. 

It does take a lot of time to make one crust, so if the extra work doesn't sound fun, paying a bit more at the store may make sense. 

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Cauliflower Pizza Crust

Yield: 1 crust

Prep time: 15 minutes

Total time: 1 hour

Ingredients

Cauliflower | 1 head

Ground Flax Seed | 1 tbsp

Water | 1 tbsp

Nutritional Yeast | 1 tbsp

Tapioca Starch | 1 tbsp 

Italian Seasoning | 1 tsp

Black Pepper | 1/4 tsp

Paprika | a pinch

Directions

1. Use a grater to grate the head of cauliflower which essentially creates cauliflower rice. I do not cut the head first as it is easier to hold onto. If you have a good processor you could also pulse in there until the cauliflower has been riced.

2. Put riced cauliflower into a cheese cloth and squeeze out as much excess water as possible. Then add to a mixing bowl. 

3. In a small bowl, mix flax seed and water to form flax egg and add flax egg and remaining ingredients to the main mixing bowl. Combine until it forms a loose dough. It will be crumbly but it should stick together when pressed.

4. Preheat oven to 400. 

5. Flour parchment paper over a baking pan and place the mixture on and form into a circle or square depending on preference. Flatten as much as you can. I used a 1 cup measuring cup and started from the middle and worked my way out. I leave mine around roughly 1/4 - 1/2 inch thickness. 

6. Bake for 45 minutes but start checking around 30 to see if it is cooked. You can check the middle to see if it has begun to firm up 

7. Then add toppings and cook an additional 12-15 minutes.

8. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Per crust:

Calories: 265. | Fat: 4  g | Saturated Fat: .5  g | Cholesterol: 0 mg | Sodium: 252  mg | Total Carbs: 47.5  g | Dietary Fiber: 24 g | Sugars: 20 g | Protein: 20 g