Cornmeal Pizza Crust

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"I've made this quite a few times, it's a really great pizza crust! We are garlic lovers so I added in 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic and 1 couple teaspoons dried basil."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 2 (16-inch) pizza doughs

ingredients

• 3 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 cup warm water
• 5 cups flour (more if needed)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 1⁄2 cups warm water

directions

1. Fit the kneaded blade on a heavy-duty mixer.
2. Proof the yeast in 1/2 cup water with 1 teaspoon sugar until foamy (about 8 minutes).
3. In the stainless steel bowl place 5 cups flour, salt, sugar, oil and cornmeal.
4. When the yeast is proofed, add to the bowl along with 1-1/2 cups warm water; start kneading adding in more flour as needed to create a soft smooth dough.
5. After the kneading is finished, let the dough rest in the bowl for 8-10 minutes.
6. Remove the dough from the mixing bowl and shape in a ball.
7. Place into a well greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes, or until doubled in size.
8. Punch down dough and let rest for 10 minutes before shaping (this is important, the dough must rest for 10 minutes).
9. Roll out the dough into two 16-inch circles.
10. Place into lightly greased pizza pans.
11. Top as desired.
12. Bake in a 400 degree oven until lightly golden brown (about 15-20 minutes).

Reviews

[Raylenesd]

Finally! The perfect pizza crust! I followed the recipe exactly and the crust turned out thick and crunchy, absolutely fabulous. It drives me a bit nuts when people review a recipe that they have made multiple changes to, how does that accurately reflect the recipe? That said, the only change I made was that after the first rise, I split the dough in half and rolled out two pizzas that I let rise for about 3 hours. I did that because I do a lot of baking and have found that a longer rising time seems to give the dough more of a "lift" when it's baking. Thanks so much for sharing this fabulous recipe!

 

[suemodikoane]

This is very close to pizza house pizza dough. We love it! Thanks for posting it!

 

[cleverkids2]

I have made this recipe several times and it is fantastic!!! It has become a family favorite and the only crust we use.

 

[Lioness]

I've made this twice and I enjoy it but really needed to modify it to get the right cornmeal consistancy. I added 7 cups of white flour and 2 1/2 cups of corn meal. The flavor is great and I will be making this again.