Patio Pizza... Right on Your Grill!

Dough Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Topping Ingredients

·         Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese (one container)

·         Pizza Sauce (one small jar)

·         One whole tomato sliced

·         1/2 green pepper diced

·         1/2 red pepper diced

·          1 cup spinach cut into pieces

·         8 cloves of garlic sliced into pieces

·         3 Serrano peppers sliced

·         1/2 cup shitake mushrooms

·         oregano

·         crushed red pepper

·         2 Tbsp. olive oil

Pizza Dough Directions

1.       In a bowl dissolve sugar in warm water. Sprinkle yeast over the top and let stand for 10 minutes or until foamy.

2.       Stir the olive oil and salt into the yeast mixture and then mix in the whole wheat flour and 1 cup of the all-purpose flour until dough starts to come together. Place dough onto a surface floured with the remaining all-purpose flour, and knead until all of the flour has been absorbed, and the ball of dough becomes smooth.  Place dough in an oiled bowl, and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a towel, and let stand in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Grilling Directions

1. Heat grill and set it for medium high heat (around 400 degrees)

 2. Lightly flour the counter and roll the pizza dough with a rolling pin and stretch it out with your fingers until you have a cookie sheet sized flat piece of dough.

3. Drizzle olive oil onto the dough and brush across the pizza. Sprinkle oregano across the pizza dough.

4. Place pizza dough onto a cookie sheet that is flipped over upside down.

5. Place cookie sheet onto the grill and cook the dough until bubbles form on the dough and the dough is slightly firm on the bottom.

6. Remove from the grill, pop bubbles, and top with sauce, toppings and cheese.

7. Place pizza directly on the grill and cook until the dough is lightly browned on the bottom.  Remove from the grill and place back on the cookie sheet and place back on the grill until the toppings are cooked.