Pizza on the grill?  This was so good I just had to share it.   I am also sharing with you the pizza dough recipe that I have been using for nearly 40 years.

I have my sister-in-law Kari and her hubby, Garrin to thanks for this.  I took a ring-side seat and watched as they made pizza on the grill for us for dinner one evening.

I later served this up to all my kids at a family gathering to rave reviews.

It’s like a brick oven pizza, but better. (imho!)

The first paycheck my husband got after we were married, he bought me this well-loved copy of  of the 1977 Doubleday Cookbook.  It has literally been loved to pieces.

It contains a wonderful pizza dough recipe that I have adapted to more modern times.

 It Makes up quickly in a mixer and it has a wonderful texture.  The picture below is a double batch.

After Mixing the ingredients and allowing the dough to rise for about an hour, it’s time to heat the grill and roll out the dough.  Now for the fun!  I rolled out the dough ( a bit thinly) to fit my grill.

 I rolled out the dough and ferried it to the grill on a greased baking sheet and guided it onto the grill using my big metal spatula.   It stretches out when you do this giving it a rustic, free form shape for  presentation.   Put down the lid and allow it to bake about 5 minutes.  Slide the dough off the grill onto baking sheet and flip it over.  Look at those beautiful grill marks.

I then topped the grilled side of the pizza with sauce, pepperoni cheeses etc.  (Fill in with your personal preferences.)  I will admit to using a squeeze bottle of Contadina pizza sauce which came recommended by my mother-in-law.  It was good and made the process easier.

I slid the filled crust back onto the grill and closed the lid for another 6-8 minutes until the cheese was bubbly.  (Timing will depend on your grill, of course.)

Everyone loved the results, even the kids.

Made this way, the crust is a crispy-chewy delight.  The double batch made 6 grill-sized pizzas.

Best Pizza Dough Ever with grilling instructions included

Laura

Easy to make and so good you’ll wonder why you ever ate pizza out of a box!

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Prep Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

Course Main

Cuisine American

Servings 16 slices

Ingredients

  

• ½ cup warm water just above lukewarm, not hot
• 1 pkg active dry yeast 2 ¼ teaspoons
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 4¼ cups flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 T. olive oil
• 2-3 tsps. cornmeal optional

Instructions

 

• In large mixer bowl with dough hooks attached, pour ½ cup warm water, sugar and sprinkle with yeast.
• Allow to dissolve and then stir.
• On low, mix in 1 cup of the flour and the salt and beat until smooth.
• Pour in 1 cup water and the olive oil.
• Turn up speed to medium or desired speed for kneading.
• Gradually add in the rest of the flour until well mixed in.
• Knead dough for 4 minutes. Dough should become elastic and come away cleanly from the sides of the bowl.
• Shape dough into a ball and turn into a greased bowl and cover allowing it to rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Punch down dough and divide it into two balls
• Stretch and roll out to about 15” each.
• Grease 2 baking sheets and sprinkle with cornmeal (optional).
• Place dough on sheets and top as desired with pizza sauce, cheese etc, as desired.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.

Notes

• Baker’s Secrets: How to bake Pizza on the grill.
• Heat covered grill on low to medium. (This temperature depends on how your grill heats.)
• Roll dough out a bit thinly and in a shape and size to fit grill. (I make 3-4 per batch.)
• Slide dough from greased baking sheet onto grill and close lid.
• Allow to bake 4-6 minutes. The bottom should have grill marks but not be burned.
• Using a large metal pancake turner, guide crust back onto baking sheet.
• Flip the crust over and place toppings on the grilled side. (Trust me!)
• Place pizza back on grill and close lid.
• Allow to bake 4-8 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
• Slide pizza from grill onto serving platter, slice and enjoy.

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