Recipe: How to Make Pizza on a Grill

HOW TO MAKE PIZZA ON A GRILL

FOR THE DOUGH:
1 cup warm water
1 packet active dry yeast
Pinch of sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided use
FOR THE PIZZA:
1 cup pizza sauce
12 ounces mozzarella

TO PREPARE THE DOUGH:
Combine the water, yeast and pinch of sugar in a large bowl. Stir gently until fully dissolved and then wait two minutes.

Add honey, salt and olive oil. Mix thoroughly by hand. Mix in 1 cup of the flour to make a wet paste. Add remaining 2 cups flour. Knead dough by hand on a lightly-floured board for 2-3 minutes. Place the dough in a lightly-oiled bowl and cover with a towel. Let rise for 45 minutes to an hour in a warm and humid environment.

WHEN READY TO MAKE THE PIZZA:
Split the dough into four equal parts. On a lightly-floured board, use a rolling pin or your hands to stretch and shape each piece of dough into an 11-inch pizza crust. Transfer the crust to a pizza peel that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.

Preheat a covered grill with a pizza stone in the rack to 500 degrees F.

Assemble the pizza on the pizza peel, then transfer to the preheated pizza stone. Close the grill cover and cook with indirect heat at 500 degrees F for about 10 minutes.

Makes 4 (11-inch) pizzas
Source: Chef Phil Anderson from Harris Teeter