I made pizza dough!!! I can't believe it! Thanks to Deb in Mi and Melissa in Dallas

A tip I got here is to oil a piece of parchment, flatten your ball of dough w/ your hands>>>

sort of midair, then lay it on the parchment and use fingertips & hands to flatten it out. When you are ready to grill, oil the top with your hands, flatten some more, & flip top side down on grill & peel off thew parchment. (you can reuse this for more pizzas) Cook on med to med/high for a few minutes, check for grill marks then flip over, turn grill down to med & have your toppings (mostly not wet) ready to go on immediately. Don't put too much on! Grill until that bottom is browned. You may want to lower the lid if there is anything you want to melt/cook more.

 
Do you use a special dough just for grilled pizza?

I've been making one that is for grilled pizza, but I like the idea of being able to freeze it. Can you post the recipe you use with freezing instructions? Thank you
LJ

 
I forgot where I got this online (I'll try to find it) Steven Raichlen from BBQ USA

This was first posted by Judy (thanks!)

Steven Raichlen's Dough for Grilled Pizza

1 & 3/4 c water
2pkg active dry yeast
1 TB molasses
2 tsp coarse sea salt
3 Tbs ex virgin olive oil
3.5 c unbleached AP flour, plus more if necess
1/2 whole wheat flour

After first rising, I divide the dough into 6 balls (individual size) and freeze 3 on Silpat, then bag up in a Ziplock after they are frozen.

http://eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=17266

 
Ann, here is the one I used: REC: Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough from the Earthbound Cookbook

2 pkg active dry yeast (1/4 oz each)
2 T sugar
3 T olive oil plus more for oiling the bowl
3 1/2 C unbleached flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 C White Bread flour or more as needed
1 T coarse salt

1. Place the yeast and sugar in a small bowl. Add 1 1/2 C of lukewarm water (105°-115°F on an instant read thermometer) and whisk to blend. Let the yeast mixture sit until it begins to foam, about 5 minutes. Add the olive oil to the yeast mixture and stir to combine.

2. Place the flours and salt in the bowl of a heavy duty stand mixer fitted with a hook attachment. Add the yeast mixture and mix on low speed until the dough is smooth, elastic and only slightly sticky, 10-15 minutes. If the dough seems too sticky, add 2T bread flour and mix 2 minutes longer.

3. Transfer the dough to a large, lightly oiled bowl. Turn the dough over in the bowl so that it is lightly coated in oil. Cover the bowl with a clean, damp dish towel or with plastic wrap. Let sit in a warm (90°-110°F), draft free spot until it has doubled in size, 1 1/2 - 2 hours.

4. Punch down the dough. If you want to make 10-12" pizzas, divide the dough into 4 equal pizzas. For smaller pizzas, divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Keep the pieces you're not working with covered with the damp towel.

5. Form a piece of dough into a ball. Flour your hands, then pull the opposite edges of a piece of dough toward the center and pinch them together to form a seal. Working around the circumference continue pulling and pinching the dough until a smooth, tight ball forms. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough. The dough is now ready to be used to make a pizza. Or wrap the balls of dough individually in plastic wrap. They can be refrigerated for up to 24 hours or frozen for up to 2 months. Let the dough thaw in the fridge overnight before using.

Preheat oven and pizza stone to 500°F for 30 minutes.

Lightly flour the work surface and rolling pin. Generously dust pizza paddle with cornmeal.

Shape dough by patting it into a flat, round disk, then roll it out on a work surface in to a circle, 1/4 to 1/8" thick. Transfer to prepared pizza paddle.

Dress pizza with toppings.

Slide onto pizza stone. Bake until crust is golden brown on the bottom and the toppings are sizzling hot, 5-10 minutes.

Notes: I can't for the life of me remember adding the olive oil to the dough??

I divided the dough into 3's. This makes a nice sized thin and crispy pizza for 2 hungry people for dinner!

There have also been other T&T pizza doughs posted, here are two that I have in my to try pile.

http://eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=73540

http://www.finerkitchens.com/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=86929

 
Full disclosure here.....Hi my name is Orchid (not really) and I'm

dough and bread challenged!!! I don't have that dough making gene in my body so when watching Bobby Flay one day do a pizza (on the grill) show and he said it's perfectly ok to buy a ball of pizza dough from the pizza shop it was music to my ears! And I've never looked back. Since it's only 2 of us I just cut one ball into 3 equal pieces and wrap each tightly with syran wrap and into a freezer bag. You just have to think ahead and remove the dough from the freezer the night before you want to use it.

 
Thank you for sharing. I'll probably experiment in the oven first. Thank again Barbara in VA. nt

 
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