Bread Machine: Cornmeal Pizza Dough

Making pizza dough at home can be a fun and rewarding experience, but it can also be a bit time-consuming and require some skill. However, with a bread machine, the process becomes much more effortless and straightforward.

A bread machine is a kitchen appliance that automatically mixes, kneads, and rises the dough, making it much easier to make pizza dough at home. To make pizza dough in a bread machine, all you need to do is add the ingredients, such as flour, yeast, water, and salt, to the machine, select the dough setting, and let the machine do the rest of the work.

The dough setting on a bread machine typically takes around 1-2 hours, during which the machine mixes, kneads, and rises the dough. Once the dough is ready, you can remove it from the machine, shape it into a ball, and let it rise for an additional 30 minutes before using it to make your pizza.

Try this Cornmeal Pizza Dough recipe in your bread machine.

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BREAD MACHINE: CORNMEAL PIZZA DOUGH

Course Pizza Dough and Recipes

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Author N. J. Sorensen, RDN

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup medium-grind yellow cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Instructions

• Place the warm water, olive oil, salt, flour, cornmeal, sugar, and yeast into the bread machine baking pan. Set on “Dough-Only” and let the bread machine do the rest of the work.
• Once the cycle is complete and the dough has doubled in size, remove to floured broad and use immediately. Or place one tablespoon of olive oil in a medium size bowl, turn dough in oil to coat, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Using a bread machine to make pizza dough has many benefits. It saves time and energy, eliminates the need for manual kneading, and ensures a consistent and well-kneaded dough every time. Furthermore, a bread machine can make various types of dough, including whole wheat, gluten-free, and even pizza dough with added herbs and spices, providing a variety of options to suit any preference.

Making pizza dough with a bread machine is an easy and convenient way to enjoy homemade pizza. It eliminates the need for manual kneading, saves time and energy, and ensures a consistent and well-kneaded dough every time. With a bread machine, you can enjoy delicious homemade pizza in no time.