Pizza Crust

Makes 4 pizzas

3 ½ Cups Flour
1 T. Salt
1 T. Sugar
1 ½ Cups Hot Water
2 T. Yeast
3 T. Virgin Olive Oil
1 Egg
Corn Meal

Pre-heat pizza stone 1 hour early at 500°

Mix in a large bowl flour, salt, and sugar & set aside. Mix water and yeast in a small bowl, wait 5 minutes and add oil. Add yeast mixture to flour mixture, and then add the egg. Knead until dough is all mixed and cover bowl to allow dough to rise for 30-45 minutes.
Pound down, divide into 4 balls, and let rise again for another 10 minutes or until dough is flexible. Roll individual balls on a floured surface into circles. Transfer dough to a pizza board that has corn meal sprinkled on it. Add pizza sauce, basil, toppings, and cheese. Shift pizza to pizza stone and cook for 8 minutes or until the crust is brown and the cheese is melted. Enjoy!!

Apple Sauce Muffins

Makes 1 dozen

Preheat oven to 425°

Ingredients:
1/2 C. Butter (soft)
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 t. Salt
3/4 Cup Apple Sauce
1 T. Baking Powder
1 3/4 Cup Flour

directions:
Cream together Butter and Sugar. Once smooth, add Eggs. Then add all other ingredients until mixed well.
Fill small muffins tins half way with batter and bake at 425° for 15 minutes. If not using muffin cups, grease muffin tins.

While baking, melt 1/2 square of Butter in one bowl and mix Cinnamon and Sugar together in another bowl. When muffins are cool tip upside down into melted butter, then dip into Cinn./Sugar mixture. Enjoy!