Grilled Pizza Dough

By amt2mf

Ingredients

• 2 cups warm water (about 110 degrees)
• 2 1/4 teaspoons (one 1/4-ounce envelope) active dry yeast
• 5 to 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface and hands
• Coarse salt
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for bowl

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 235mins
Cooking time 235mins

Preparation

Step 1

Pour water into a large bowl. Sprinkle with yeast. Let stand until dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add 3 cups flour and 2 teaspoons salt, and stir until smooth. Add another 2 cups flour, and stir until smooth. Continue adding flour (up to 1/2 cup), 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring, until dough comes away from sides of bowl but is still sticky.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough with floured hands: Throw it down on surface, pulling it toward you with 1 hand and pushing it away from you with the other. Fold dough back over itself (use a dough scraper or a wide knife to scrape dough from surface), and knead until smooth, elastic, and soft but still a little tacky, about 10 minutes.

Shape dough into a ball, and transfer to a lightly oiled bowl; turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, and let stand in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 3 hours.

Heat grill to high. Scrape dough out of bowl onto a lightly floured surface, and cut into 6 equal pieces.

Shape each piece into a ball. Dust with flour, and cover with plastic wrap. Let stand until dough is almost doubled in volume, 20 to 30 minutes.

Holding top edge of 1 dough ball in both hands, let bottom edge touch surface (refrigerate remaining balls as you work). Carefully move hands around edge to form a circle, as if turning a wheel. Hold dough on back of your hand, letting its weight stretch it into a 12-inch round. Transfer dough to a lightly floured pizza peel (or an inverted baking sheet). Press out edges using your fingers. Lightly jerk peel; if dough sticks, lift, and dust more flour underneath.

Heat grill to high. Grill pizza dough, flipping occasionally, until charred and cooked through, about 4 minutes.