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Tonight we had pizza on the grill. I have been experimenting with grilled pizza and the latest ones were quite good. It’s easier than you think and a fast dinner. I start with refrigerated dough and pizza sauce in a jar. I am posting Brett’s recipe for pizza dough for those who want to make their own. It is the best I have tasted and is made perfectly in a bread machine.
1. Buy a 1 pound bag of refrigerated pizza dough. Our Super Wal-Mart carries it in the deli. The cost is less than a dollar. You could also use the Pillsbury refrigerated pizza dough or your personal recipe. It will make 2 thin crust pizzas.
2. Divide the dough into two equal portions. Dust a cookie sheet with cornmeal. Roll out the dough and pull it to about an 8” X 10” rectangle. Don’t worry if it isn’t perfectly shaped. The irregular shapes of this pizza give it character.
3. Preheat the grill and rub it with a paper towel soaked in a few tablespoons of olive oil. This keeps your pizza from sticking. The grill is ready when the temperature reads 300 – 350.
4. Chop and prepare all of your toppings. These pizzas cook fast. It’s important to have the toppings ready to go. I also suggest that you microwave green peppers or raw vegetables for a minute or two until tender crisp. Grilling does not completely cook veggies. The same applies for any raw meat like hamburger or sausage. It needs to be fully cooked before it goes on the pizza.
5. Lightly drizzle olive oil on the crusts. Slide them off the cookie sheets onto the hot grill with the oiled side down. Lower the cover and allow them to cook 3-4 minutes. Check periodically to see if they have browned.
6. After the crusts have browned on the first side, turn them over and drizzle olive oil on the crusts. Add some chopped garlic. Garlic in a jar works perfectly. Top with canned pizza sauce (or your favorite recipe) and toppings of your choice. Finish with finely grated mozzarella cheese and sprinkle some Italian seasoning to finish it off.
7. Close the grill cover and allow to bake for about another 3-5 minutes. Check occasionally to see that the cheese has melted and the crust has browned. Cooking time varies by grill. Adjust the times accordingly and watch them the first time you try this recipe.
8. You will be surprised have crusty and tasty these backyard pizzas taste.
This is our favorite for Saturday night pizzas at home. I can’t recsll the origin but vasn tell you that it turns out perfectly. The corn meal adds good texture and taste.
Bread Machine Pizza Crust
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
¼ cup cornmeal
3 tablespoons whole wheat flour
3 cups unbleached white flour
1¼ cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon yeast
Place all the ingredients in the machine. Program for dough only cycle and start. If mixture looks dry and crumbly after the first 10 minutes of kneading, add 1-2 Tbsp. water. Remove the dough from the machine and let it rest for 10 minutes at room temperature before forming pizza.
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