Mediterranean Pizza

Dough

* 1 Package active dry yeast (2 1/2 tsp)
* 2 teas. honey
* 1 1/4 cups Warm water
* 2 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
* 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
* 3 tbls. Olive oil + 1 tbs. for top
* 1 teas. Salt
* 1 tsp powdered garlic

1. Sprinkle yeast and sugar into warm water in small bowl; let stand
until foamy, about 5 minutes.

2. Mix flour, cornmeal, oil and salt in a large bowl; make a well in
the center
and add yeast mixture. Stir to form a soft dough, adding more flour if
necessary. Turn onto a floured board and knead until dough is supple
and elastic, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, cover and let rise
in a warm spot until dough has doubled, about 1 hour. Punch down. Roll
dough to a circle big enough to fit your pizza pan + 1 inch for crust
fold-over.

3. Dust the pizza pan with cornmeal.

4. Transfer dough to pizza pan, folding the excess over to make a
small rim.

5. Poke holes in dough with fork, (let it rise for about 20 mins if
you like deep dish)

6. Mix 1 tbs. olive oil with 1 tsp garlic and microwave for 30
seconds. brush crust with olive oil mixture.

7. Bake in a 400* oven for about 10 mins or until the crust is
bubbling and slightly speckled with brown spots. Take it out and top it.

This dough recipe makes 2 16-inch pizzas, so I make it up and
half it and freeze half the dough for later and make one
16-inch pizza for my family.



For the topping:

* Olives (chopped) to taste (optional)
* 6 or 7 sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
* 1 chicken breast (chopped)
* a small handful of fresh spinach leaves (remove stems) broken if wished, I don't break them...
* Feta cheese to taste, I use about a cup for a 16-inch pizza
* garlic to taste
* olive oil to drizzle over top

I just throw ingredients at it till it looks right then bake it in the
400* oven till the feta is melty... oh if the crust around the edge
seems to get brown too much you can wrap foil around it or brush it
with more of that oil from the dough recipe....

SOOOOO GOOOOD!!!!!