Pizza on the Grill

We have made pizza on the grill several times now, and it is tasty stuff. We have found a crust that we really like. We made some with Mat & Jen this week that turned out fabulous! It didn't hurt that we had fresh tomatoes from Mat & Jen's & Missy's garden. You can do so many things for toppings. What ever you little hearts desire.


Dough:

1 C, plus 3 TBS warm water (105 F to 115 F) 2 1/4 tsp yeast 3 tsp sugar 3 C flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 TBS olive oil

You should prep this dough one day in advance for best results.

In a small bowl dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water. Let it sit for 5 minutes until the surface of the mixture turns foamy. (If it doesn't foam, your yeast is bad or your water was too hot or cold) Sift together the flour and salt in a medium bowl. Make a hole in the center of the flour and pour in the olive oil and yeast mixture. Use a fork to stir the liquid, pulling in the four slowly as you stir, until everything is combined. When you can no longer stir with a fork, use your hands to form the dough into a ball. Knead the dough with the heels of you hands on a lightly floured surface for 10 minutes (give or take), or until the texture of the dough is smooth. Form the dough back into a ball, coat it lightly with oil, and place it into a clean bowl covered with plastic wrap. Keep the bowl in a warm place for about 2 hours to allow the dough to double in size. Punch down the dough and put it back into the covered bowl and into your fridge overnight. Take the dough from the fridge 1 to 2 hours before you plan to build the pizza so it can warm up to room temperature.

This will make 4 8" pizza's (approximately)

Marinara sauce - The is the easiest thing ever!
Use a can of the flavored diced tomatoes, such as Italian, or Garlic Basil
Drain the juice of and either mash really well, or put into a food processor or blender till smooth
Either leave as is, or put in some Italian seasoning
If it is too runny add some tomato paste, and season accordingly to make up for the extra tomato flavor.

Toppings:

Here are a few options that we have really liked:

Margarita
Marinara Sauce
Mozzarella
Fresh Basil

BBQ Chicken
Favorite BBQ sauce as the marinara
Chicken, cut into bit size pieces, we through our chicken on the grill first to have it all ready to go
Mozzerella
Red onion, through this on the grill with the chicken also
You can also throw on some tomato if it sounds tasty.

CHeEse
Use any fo you favorite cheeses. Some that we have loved are:
Smoked Gouda
Smoked Swiss
Parmasean
Mozzerella

Veggie - the guys loved this one!!
Grilled or sauted onions
grilled or sauted bell peppers - all colors
grilled or sauted mushrooms