Homemade Pizza

Rather than making a bland pizza dough, this one adds a lot of flavor to the pizza.

Ingredients

2 cup flour
3 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
3/4 cup warm water
2 teaspoons yeast
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
1/4 cup corn meal

Pizza toppings of your choice

Instructions

Combine flour, basil and red pepper flakes.
Combine water, yeast and sugar. When yeast mixture begins to bubble, add oil and salt. Stir in flour and knead until smooth.
Oil bowl and place dough in it. Let rise until double in size.
Preheat pizza stone in oven at 500 degrees for one hour. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface. Rub surface of dough with olive oil and finely minced garlic.
Sprinkle pizza paddle with cornmeal. Gently lay the dough on top of the paddle. Sprinkle with selected toppings. Slice pizza onto pizza stone. Bake until crust becomes golden, about 12 minutes.
Remove pizza from oven and serve at once.