1 package active dry
yeast
1 cup (250 mL) warm
water (105° F to
115° F [40° C to
46° C])
1
⁄
teaspoon (2 mL) salt
2
2 teaspoons (10 mL)
olive oil
2
1
⁄
-3
1
⁄
cups (625-875 mL)
2
2
all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon (15 mL)
cornmeal
1
⁄
cup (75 mL)
3
shortening
⁄
cup (125 mL) sugar
1
2
2 eggs
1
3
⁄
cups (425 mL)
4
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon (5 mL)
baking powder
1
⁄
teaspoon (2 mL)
2
baking soda
1
⁄
teaspoon (2 mL) salt
2
1 cup (250 mL)
(2 medium) mashed
ripe banana
1
⁄
cup (125 mL)
2
chopped walnuts or
pecans
Crusty Pizza Dough
Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed mixer
bowl. Add salt, olive oil, and 2
flour. Attach bowl and dough hook to mixer. Turn
to Speed 2 and mix about 1 minute.
Continuing on Speed 2, add remaining flour,
(125 mL) at a time, and mix about 2 minutes, or
until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl.
Knead on Speed 2 about 2 minutes longer.
Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top.
Cover. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, about
1 hour, or until doubled in bulk. Punch dough
down.
Brush 14-inch (35 cm) pizza pan with oil. Sprinkle
with cornmeal. Press dough across bottom of pan,
forming a collar around edge to hold toppings. Add
toppings, as desired. Bake at 450°F (230°C) for 15
to 20 minutes.
Yield: 4 servings (
Per serving: About 373 cal, 11 g pro, 74 g carb,
3 g fat, 0 mg chol, 271 mg sod.
Banana Nut Bread
Place shortening and sugar in mixer bowl. Attach
bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 6 and
beat about 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl.
Continuing on Speed 6, beat about 1 minute
longer. Add eggs. Turn to Speed 4 and beat about
30 seconds. Stop and scrape bowl. Turn to Speed 6
and beat about 1
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
in separate bowl. Add half of flour mixture and half
of mashed banana to mixer bowl. Turn to Stir Speed
and mix about 30 seconds. Add remaining flour and
banana. Continuing on Stir Speed, mix about 30
seconds. Stop and scrape bowl. Add walnuts.
Continuing on Stir Speed, mix about 15 seconds.
Pour mixture into greased and floured 9x5x3-inch
(23x13x7.5-cm) baking pan. Bake at 350° F (180° C)
for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan.
Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
Yield: 16 servings (16 slices).
Per serving: About 157 cal, 3 g pro, 21 g carb,
7 g fat, 27 mg chol, 131 mg sod.
60
1
⁄
cups (625 mL)
2
1
⁄
pizza per serving).
4
1
⁄
minutes.
2
1
⁄
cup
2