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Gluten-Free Cheese and Herb Pizza Crust

"Here's a variation of a gluten-free pizza crust - I have found that baking it for 10 minutes before topping improves the texture."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Gluten-Free Cheese and Herb Pizza Crust

Why it works: Oregano and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,756 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Gluten-Free Cheese and Herb Pizza Crust

1 pizza crust
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

823Calories
30 gProtein
27 gFat
111 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beannot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Oregano + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Oregano + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,443 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  4. Parmesan cheese + olivetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  5. Olive + apple cider vinegartop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together439 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, parmesan cheese, sugar, egg, olive, apple cider vinegar, garlic):

  1. Jalapenofits about as well
  2. Capersfits about as well
  3. Basilfits about as well
  4. Oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, parmesan cheese, sugar, egg, olive, apple cider vinegar, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.