I made this crust from The Girl Who Ate Everything because I can not eat fathead dough (I am lactose intolerant and finding lactose free cream cheese is almost impossible where I live) and I don't like the taste and texture of cauliflower crust. I also had all of these ingredients readily on hand, and this was a fairly low effort recipe that promised--and delivered!-- an excellent chewy/crisp crust. I went off script with the add in spices, but otherwise used the same recipe.

Oven: 400F

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Wet

2 large eggs

2 T. cottage cheese or sour cream (I used high fat cottage cheese that is lactose free)

2 T. melted butter

1 C. shredded cheese of your choice (I used mild Cabot cheddar that is lactose free)

Dry

1 C. almond flour

1 t. Italian seasoning

1/2 t. garlic powder

1/2 t. onion powder

1/4 t. sea salt

1/4 t. black pepper (or red pepper flakes if you like more heat)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400F

Mix wet ingredients together and add in shredded cheese. Set aside.

Mix dry ingredients together in a separate bowl and add to wet ingredients. The dough will be sticky and wet. The website recommends rolling out the dough between two sheets of parchment, but to me that seemed like an unnecessary amount of work. I sprayed parchment on a cookie sheet with nonstick spray, then sprayed my hands and pressed the dough to a 1/3" thick, approximately 10" circle. (If you like crispier crust, you could go 12" or more, but there's a lot of cheese so it may cook more quickly than mine did and could burn).

Place in preheated oven and cook for 12-14 minutes. (I found mine needed closer to 17 minutes, but that could just be my oven). Thinner crust may require less cooking time, so just keep an eye on things and make sure it's not getting overly brown. You're going to top it and then put it back in the oven so you don't want it perfectly brown in this step.

Top with your desired low carb toppings and bake until crust is browned and top is bubbly. (13-14 minutes). Cut your circle into four equal servings.

For JUST the crust, here are the macros: Amount per serving (1serving) — Calories: 434, Fat: 38g, Carbohydrates: 7g, Fiber: 3g, Protein: 17g

This is NOT non caloric even though it IS low carb. I found one slice to be very very filling.