Pizza Dough

1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons warm water

2 Tablespoons olive oil

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 teaspoons yeast

corn meal (to sprinkle on the cookie sheet before laying down the dough)

tomato sauce

toppings of your choice (see our favorites below)

Parmesan cheese (and red pepper flakes if you like 'em)

Place all ingredients in the bread pan in the order listed.  Run it on the dough cycle.  When complete, move oven rack to lowest position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Lightly sprinkle corn meal over two cookie sheets.  Divide dough in half and on a floured surface roll the dough to your desired thickness (or divide more to make individual pizzas).  Spread about 3 Tablespoons of tomato sauce all over the dough and cover with your favorite toppings.  Bake 12 minutes or until crust is light brown.  Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Preferred toppings: 

Dad:  Roll the crust really thin, add everything you can plus jalapeños!

Mom:  chicken, artichoke hearts, olives, cheese

Kathryn:  cheese, olives, pepperoni, sausage

Sarah:  cheese - and sometimes sausage