Herbed Pizza Crust

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup water (110 to 115 degrees f)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour or 2 1/4 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal (optional)

Recipe

• 1 measure carefully, placing all ingredients except cornmeal in bread machine pan in order specified by owner manual.
• 2 program dough cycle setting; press start.
• 3 when dough is finished, remove dough from bread machine and let it rest 2 - 3 minutes.
• 4 pat and gently stretch dough from edges until dough seems to not stretch anymore. let rest 2-3 minutes more. continue patting and stretching until dough is 12 - 14 inches in diameter.
• 5 spray 12-14 inch pizza pan with cooking spray; sprinkle with cornmeal, if desired.
• 6 press dough into pan; cover with towel and let stand in warm place for about 10 minutes *** i have added toppings with the dough from here and baked and it's great! but the recipe continues on -- ***
• 7 position oven rack in lowest position; preheat oven at 500°f prick crust with fork at 2 inch intervals, bake 4 - 5 minutes or until top is dry but not yet golden.
• 8 remove from oven.
• 9 follow topping and baking directions for individual recipes.
• 10 makes 1 thick 12-inch crust or 1 medium-thick 14 inch crust. *** i've also been known to add garlic to this recipe.*** enjoy!