Cornmeal Mini-pizza Dough

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 ounce fast rising yeast (2 1/2 tsp)
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup hot water (130 deg f)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• mozzarella cheese or parmesan cheese or thinly sliced onions or gorgonzola or fresh rosemary or oregano or arugula or tomato

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500 deg. f.
• 2 in a food processor, combine 1 cup flour, yeast and sugar. with motor running, pour in the hot water.
• 3 turn motor off and add remaining ingredients. process mixture until it forms a ball, and then process 15 seconds longer to knead.
• 4 turn out a lightly floured board and knead 10 times. to make two pizzas, cut into half; wrap one half well and freeze for up to one month.
• 5 divide remaining piece in half. roll or press out each half into an 8" circle. transfer to a baking sheet and lightly brush or spray with additional olive oil.
• 6 top with favorite toppings, season with salt and pepper. bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.
• 7 note1: white cornmeal works just as well. while the recipe calls for hot water, i usually use room temperature or even cool water - the action of the fp can heat up the dough quite a bit, so i would rather allow a little more time.
• 8 note2: toppings must be thinly sliced; meats and some veggies should be cooked - this pizza is in the oven only a short time. i've never used a pizza sauce with this - if you do and it works, let us know!