Cornmeal Pizza Crust Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup warm water

1/4 teaspoon salt – (optional)

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour – (divided)

1 cup cornmeal -- plus

1 tablespoon cornmeal – (divided)

2 tablespoons sugar or honey

2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Method:

Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except 1 tablespoon cornmeal in bread machine pan in order specified by owner's manual. Program basic dough cycle setting; press start. Remove dough from bread machine pan; let rest 2 to 3 minutes.

Pat and gently stretch dough into 14 to 15 inch circle. Spray a 14-inch pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray; sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon cornmeal. Press dough into pan.

Follow topping and baking directions for individual recipes. 1 14-inch crust makes 8 servings.