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Directions:
To make dough: in a small bowl, dissolve sugar in 1 cup warm water; In a separate small bowl, mix yeast, 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup warm water. Mix together and let rest in bowl for about 20 minutes, until frothy.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix the remaining 2 1/2 cups flour with cornmeal and salt; Remove half of this mixture from the bowl and stir 1 cup sugar water into the bowl. When well mixed, put the second half of the flour/cornmeal mixture back into the bowl and mix everything together; then stir in the yeast mixture. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 12 minutes. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled in volume.
Press half the dough into the bottom and along the sides of a lightly greased deep dish. Bake crust for 4 minutes in preheated oven, then add filling mixture to bottom crust and cover with top crust; seal edges together with fingers, trimming off excess. Cut top crust open to allow steam to escape during baking; top with tomato sauce.
Bake for 45 minutes on bottom rack at 230 degrees C (450 degrees F), or until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes, then slice and serve.
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