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Basic Dough (for Pizza and Focaccia)

Ingredients:

• 1 Envelope active dry yeast
• 3/4 cup Warm water; (105° F to 115° F)
• 2 cup All-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Salt
• Yellow cornmeal

Preparation:

Sprinkle yeast over water in a small bowl; stir to dissolve yeast. Let stand about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and salt to make a soft dough. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.

Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes, adding more flour if necessary. Shape into a ball. Place in a greased bowl; turn to coat.

Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 425° F. Sprinkle two large baking sheets or jelly-roll pans with cornmeal. Punch down dough.

Divide dough in half; roll or pat each dough piece into an 8-inch round if making pizza. For focaccia, roll or pat whole dough piece into a 9-inch rectangle. Top dough as desired.

Bake on lowest rack 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Servings: 6 Print This Page