Cornmeal Pizza Dough « Tasty Kitchen Community

Recipe Description

A great pizza dough made with polenta and cornmeal that tastes out of this world for a great taco pizza. Just like eating a taco, but as a pizza! So easy to make! No rising involved and can be baked as soon as it’s made, or refrigerated for future use. This makes one 11-inch pizza or can be made smaller. Use an 11-inch pizza pan/stone/bakeware. Kid-approved!

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 425ºF degrees.

In a medium bowl, mix the cornmeal, 1/4 cup polenta, flour, baking powder, sugar (if using), and salt. Make a well in the middle and add the water and honey (if using). With a fork, throughly blend to form the dough.

On a floured surface, knead dough for eight minutes until dough is elastic. Let it rest for 30 minutes.

On a floured surface, roll out dough into a 12-inch round.

Grease the pizza pan with the extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle the remaining 1 tablespoon corn grits onto the pan. Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and prick with a fork throughout the dough.

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