Pizza Crust

Pizza is a frequent meal in our house... or at least was until this whole dairy free thing started...

My husband's favorite crust is the just add water Betty Crocker packets from the store. I tend to lean towards them too because they provide a nice thin crust pizza and most homemade recipes make too thick of a crust. When I saw that a pizza crust recipe came in the book that came with my kitchen aid, I decided to give it a try. This first time it was a little thicker than we like, the after that, I make a few breadsticks from the dough to go along with the pizza and the rest of the dough made a great crust for our family.

Here's the recipe from KitchenAid

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 teaspoon yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour (I used 1 cup whole wheat and the rest all purpose)
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal

1. Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer bowl. Add salt, oilve oil, and 2 1/2 cups flour. Mix for about a minute on speed 2
2. Continuing on Speed 2, add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, and mix until dough clings to hook. Kneed on speed 2 for about 2 minutes longer.
3. Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover, let rise in a warm place for about an hour. Punch down down.
4. Brush pizza pan with oil. Sprinkle with cornmeal. Press dough onto pan, forming a collar around the edge to hold toppings. Add toppings as desired.
5. Bake at 450* for 15 to 20 minutes.