Cornmeal Crust

Yellow cornmeal gives this type of short dough a great robust texture and a rich buttery color. It also makes the dough easy to work with. I use a medium-textured grind in this recipe, but fine or coarsely ground cornmeal can be used as well. Very coarsely ground cornmeal (the type used to make authentic polenta) makes the crust exceptionally crisp, but some people do not care for it, finding it unpleasant to eat the hard grains. I previously called this recipe Polenta Short Dough until I w