how many grams in a tablespoon of cornmeal?

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• How much cornmeal should I dust on a pizza peel?
  One to two tablespoons — roughly 9-17 g — is enough for a 12-inch pizza. Scatter it across the peel, set the dough on top, and the granules act like ball bearings so the pie slides off cleanly onto the stone. More than that and you'll get a scorched, bitter dust on the oven floor; less and the dough sticks at the worst possible moment.
• Can I thicken chili or stew with a tablespoon of cornmeal?
  Yes, and it's a Tex-Mex move worth knowing. Stir 1-2 tablespoons (8.62-17 g) into a simmering pot of chili about 15 minutes before serving; it tightens the sauce and adds a faint corn sweetness. Whisk it into a small ladle of hot liquid first to avoid lumps, then stream it back in. Two tablespoons is usually the ceiling before the texture turns grainy.
• How much cornmeal goes under a loaf of bread on the baking sheet?
  About a tablespoon, 8-9 g, scattered across where the loaf will sit. It keeps the dough from sticking, gives the bottom crust a rustic speckle, and lifts the loaf just enough that steam can escape during the first minutes of baking. Don't pile it on — excess cornmeal ends up scorched on the pan and clings to the underside of the bread.

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