recipe_name: Lentil Pizza Crust
notes: |-
  This is a cheap, easy, gluten-free pizza crust with just 4 ingredients.  It won't give you a crispy crust, but being made entirely of lentils gives it better nutrition than just about any alternative.  And it tastes great!

  Be sure to do the prep steps (1 and 2 below) the **night before**.
yields:
- amount: 2
  unit: large
  X-name: pizza crusts
ingredients:
- lentils:
    amounts:
    - amount: 1.5
      unit: cups
    - amount: 1.5
      unit: cups
    - amount: 1.5
      unit: cups
- water:
    amounts:
    - amount: 3
      unit: cups
    - amount: 3
      unit: cups
    - amount: 3
      unit: cups
- salt:
    amounts:
    - amount: 1
      unit: tsp
    - amount: 1
      unit: tsp
    - amount: 1
      unit: tsp
- garlic:
    amounts:
    - amount: 2
      unit: tsp
    - amount: 2
      unit: tsp
    - amount: 2
      unit: tsp
    processing:
    - powder
steps:
- step: '**The night before**: Wash and drain the lentils thoroughly to remove any dirt or small rocks.  A colander with small holes is good for this.'
- step: '**The night before**: Soak the lentils in the water overnight (8-24 hrs).  Less than 8 hours and they won''t be soft enough, more than 24 hours and they will start to ferment.'
- step: '**The next day**: Preheat the oven **with one or two cast iron skillets inside** at 400⁰F.'
- step: While the oven preheats, **do not drain the lentils,** and pour the lentils, water and all, into a blender along with the salt and garlic.  Blend on the highest setting.  The texture should be as smooth as you can get, though some lentil fragments remaining is fine.
- step: When the oven is preheated, take out the cast iron skillets and add enough batter to cover the base of the pan.  About 1.5 cm deep.
- step: Cook for 24 minutes.
- step: Remove from the oven, maintaining the oven temperature.  Cover with pizza toppings.
- step: Return to the oven and cook for another 8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
X-grubriffs:
  format: 1
  descriptions:
  - title: ''
    body: |-
      This is a cheap, easy, gluten-free pizza crust with just 4 ingredients.  It won't give you a crispy crust, but being made entirely of lentils gives it better nutrition than just about any alternative.  And it tastes great!

      Be sure to do the prep steps (1 and 2 below) the **night before**.