Bread Machine Best Ever Pizza Crust
3/4 cup water (80-90ºF)
2 tablespoons oil
2 cups bread flour
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
8 ounces pizza sauce
favorite pizza toppings
mozzarella cheese
Add water and vegetable oil to pan 2 add flour, sugar, and salt to pan. Tap pan to settle dry ingredients, then level ingredients, pushing some of the mixture into corners, to cover water. Make a well in center of dry ingredients; add yeast.
Lock pan into bread maker. Program for dough. Program time delay if being used. Start bread maker. When done, remove pan from bread maker. Place dough onto floured surface. Knead 1 minute, then let rest 15 minutes.
Roll dough out to fit 12-14 inch pizza pan. Place dough onto greased pan which has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Press dough into pan, forming an edge. Let rise in warm draft free place for 20-25 minutes.
Spread pizza sauce evenly over crust, then top with cheese and favorite toppings.
Bake in preheated 424ºF oven for 20-25 minutes or until nicely browned on top. Let rest 5 minutes and enjoy!
If you use a stone leave it ungreased, just put on the cornmeal.
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