Pizza Dough for the Grill
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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6-8 small pizzas
ingredients
- 1 (1/4 ounce) package dry yeast
- 1 cup water, lukewarm
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 basil leaves, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup romano cheese, grated
- salt, 1-2 pinches
- black pepper, to taste
- 2 1⁄2 cups unbleached white flour, plus more for rolling out on board
- 1⁄3 cup yellow cornmeal, plus 1/4 cup more for lining cookie sheets
directions
- Combine the lukewarm water and yeast in a medium bowl. Stir and set aside until yeast has dissolved or until white bubbles have formed on top, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, basil, Romano cheese, salt and black pepper.
- Slowly add 2 1/2 cups of the flour and 1/3 cup of the cornmeal, until mixture is too sticky to stir. Dust a cutting board with flour and turn dough out onto surface.
- Knead the dough; add more flour as necessary. Continue kneading the dough until it is smooth and elastic, and no longer sticky.
- Brush the bowl with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, and return the dough to bowl. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and place in a warm, draft free spot for about 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.
- Punch down the dough and turn out onto a floured work surface. Divide dough into 6 to 8 equal portions. Cover the dough and allow to rise for another 1/2 hour.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of cornmeal on 2 ungreased cookie sheets. Uncover balls of dough with towel. Working on a flour surface, use your fingertips or a rolling pin to flatten each piece until you have a thin circle of dough.
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TO GRILL THE DOUGH:
- Place the shaped dough directly over the heated portion of the grill. Grill until bubbles begin to form on top side of dough, about 4-5 minutes. Flip the dough and continue to cook. Remove when pizza shell is fully cooked but not burned.
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CREATE YOUR OWN PIZZA:
- Spread a thin layer of good quality tomato sauce on pizza crust.
- Top with your favorite toppings and fresh slices of mozzarella or goat cheese and fresh herbs like basil or thyme.
- Drizzle a small amount of olive oil over the top of pizza or use small dollops of pesto sauce and season with salt and pepper.
- Place on indirect heat portion of grill and cook until cheese has melted and dough is warmed through. Usually just a few minutes.
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