Maitake Pie!

    Wheat, dairy free pizza pie... puffball powder in the crust, black trumpet liquid in the sauce and maitake on top....also has sun-dried tomatoes, chard, red hot peppers , onion, garlic, basil with balsamic reduction drizzled on top.
     I'll fess up. I don't remember the exact recipe for this. I will say this though...It was good. Really darn good. If you're doing the wheat free thing, I recommend trying different brand of premade gf flour mixes. Some are better than others and if you don't like the taste or texture of one, try another. Personally, I like the Namaste brand, Perfect Flour Blend.
    I did throw some dehydrated puffball powder in the crust which worked out well. I used a standard pizza dough recipe, otherwise.
    As for the sauce, I used the liquid from rehydrate black trumpets, sundried tomatoes, and tomato paste. There may have been some wine in there and probably rosemary, basil and oregeno. Kinda fuzzy on the details of this one. As far as pizza goes, though, feel free to be creative! If you're not sure about something, put it on half and compare.
   As for toppings, I'm a sucker for caramelized onions, so there's that.  As for the chard, I blanched it in hot water, then ice water, then squeezed any residual moisture out before putting on as a topping. That way it didn't dry out in the intense heat of the oven. The black trumpets I sauteed in with the onions. I had some frozen, previously sauteed Maitake, which I left frozen on the pizza before putting in the oven. Also, had to have my red hot peppers in the mix. It all worked together nicely.
   The crust baked nicely in a cast iron skillet. I loaded the bottom up with oil and pressed the pizza dough in and up the sides. Make sure you put the rack as low as you can so the bottom crisps up nicely.
   Another one of my standbys is balsamic reduction. Easy and elegant, this in achieved by reducing down balsamic vinegar until it becomes a thick syrup consistency. I drizzled this on top after removing it from the oven.
   These are just some ideas. Have fun, make it a group project. Enjoy some wine and use up some of that stuff hanging out in the fridge :)