Friday, July 30, 2010

Fast & Easy Pizza Crust

Another great recipe from "The Best of the Best."

3/4 c. warm water
1 tbsp. active dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 c. flour (white or whole wheat - both work well)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. yellow cornmeal
1 tbsp. olive oil
cornmeal to sprinkle

Preheat oven to 450F. Lightly oil a 12" pizza pan (or a rectangular cookie sheet for thin crust). In a small bowl, mix warm water, yeast and sugar together. Let sit until yeast activates, about 5 minutes. In a large bowl, stir together flour, salt and cornmeal. Add yeast mixture and olive oil and knead to a smooth dough, about 10 minutes (I only have the patience to knead for 5 minutes, and it still turns out okay). Sprinkle a work surface with cornmeal and roll dough into a 13" circle and place on pizza pan. Crimp edges and add your favourite toppings. Bake for 10-15 minutes. Makes one 12" pizza. (We like our pizza crust a bit crispy, so we bake the crust on it's own for 7-8 minutes first - gives us time to prep our toppings - and then cut down a little on the baking time after the toppings are added).

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