Title: Mystic Pizza Dough
Categories: Breadmaker
Yield: 1 Crust

DOUGH
2	ts	Yeast
2 1/2	c	All-purpose flour
1	ts	Sugar
1	ts	Salt
1	ts	Olive oil
3/4	c	Plus 3 tablespoons water
TOPPING
2	tb	Olive oil
		Salt to taste
1 1/2	c	Tomato or pizza sauce
1 1/2	c	Shredded mozzarella cheese

Put all dough ingredients in the bread machine. Set for Dough, Basic Dough, or Manual setting. (This is the starting cycle that mixes the dough and can take it through the first rise.) Press start.

When dough cycle is complete, transfer dough to a floured work surface; let rest for 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 400.

Lightly dust a heavy baking sheet with cornmeal; set aside. Roll dough to 11-inch circle. Transfer dough to baking sheet. Brush olive oil over surface; add salt and pepper to taste. Leaving a 1-inch border, spread sauce over surface; top with cheese. Bake 20 minutes until crust is golden brown.

Makes 1 11-inch pizza. (Note: This works in a 1 1/2-pound capacity bread machine.) by Lora Brody, author of "Bread Machine Baking, Perfect Every Time," (New York: William Morrow and Company Inc., 1993)

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