I do believe it was my gorgeous bloggy friend Lisa from The Raw Serenity who first told me about socca pizza crust when she commented on my Blue Moon Mexican Pizza many blue moons ago.
I was so excited to read about it on Wiki, who knows why it took me so long to try it, but let’s just rejoice in the fact that it’s finally in my life, WHOOHOO!
This is no heavy, gluten-free pizza base, baby! An absolute cinch to make, and melt-in-your-mouth amazing, I haven’t bought a pizza base since.
I’m so inspired to try it in so many ways in the future (crêpes? crackers?) but for now I just can’t stop making pizza!
Viva la socca pizza! xx
Socca Pizza
Ingredients
Socca Base
- 1 cup chickpea garbanzo bean flour - I used Bob's Red Mill Garbanzo Fava Flour
- 1 cup cold filtered water
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp coconut oil for greasing
Toppings
- Tomato paste
- Dried Italian herbs oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary, etc
- Mushrooms
- Red onion
- Capsicum/bell pepper
- Sundried tomatoes
- Kalamata olives
- Vegan Cheese Vegusto, etc - optional
To Serve
- Fresh basil leaves chopped
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 180C/350F (or slightly higher if your oven is not fan-forced).
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together garbanzo bean flour and water until there are no lumps remaining. Stir in garlic and sea salt. Allow to rest for about 10 minutes to thicken slightly.
- Grease 4 small, shallow dishes/tins with coconut oil.
- Pour mixture into dishes and bake for about 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove dishes from oven, top with your favourite toppings and vegan cheese (optional) and return to the oven for another 10 minutes or so.
- Remove dishes from oven and allow to sit for a few minutes before removing pizzas from the dishes.
- Top pizzas with fresh basil leaves and enjoy!
I love hom-made soccas too! These look so beautifully appetizing too, Bex! Yummmmmmmm.
How easy and delicious are they, Sophie! I’m SO impressed! 🙂
Hello! Question: how “shallow” should the bakeware be, approximately? Thank you!
Hi Amber! The bakeware can be as shallow or as deep as you like, really, because you pour the mixture in. The dishes I used are probably an inch deep and I poured about half an inch of mixture into the bottom of each. If you pour more in, you’ll have a thicker, ‘deep pan’ base and might just need to bake for a little longer. 🙂
I can’t wait to make these but haven’t found a store that stocks the chic-pea flour (I’ve tried a couple of health food shops). Do you know a store (northern suburbs)? Thanks!
Hi Sarah, I’m not sure if you’re in Perth but I get this one from Farmer Jacks in Claremont or Subiaco. Perhaps there’s one in the Northern suburbs that stocks it as well? x
Yes, I’m in Perth and there is a Farmer Jacks near me in North Beach! Thanks I will try them.