Homemade Pizza dough:

Hey it’s like spring outside so fire up the grill and make Pizza? Yes that is correct...

This is your foundation for exceptional pizza, great dough!

Ingredients:

2 ¾ cups warm water (100 degrees)

1 ½ tablespoons yeast (2 granulated packets)

1 ½ tablespoons sea salt (fine)

1 tablespoon honey or sugar

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil (Imported Italian of course) plus a little extra oil, for later

5 ½ cups unbleached all purpose flour (King Arthur brand)

1 cup whole wheat flour (King Arthur brand)

Instructions:

In large, tempered glass bowl mix yeast into warm water, then add honey (or sugar), lightly stir then add extra virgin olive oil. Let sit a few minutes so that yeast becomes active, if yeast does not slightly bubble and smell “yeasty”, discard and try again as yeast may be “dead”.

In a large stand mixer first gently (with your clean, dry hands) combine flour and yeast mixture, then set mixer on medium setting with hook attachment and mix well for about 5 minutes (until the dough makes a nice slightly sticky ball). Transfer to oiled glass bowl and cover with towel, allow dough to sit for about 2-3 hours at room temperature (or area about 70-75 degrees).

Remove dough from bowl and punch middle of ball once or twice this allows dough to “breath” and allows you to double proof which adds air and lightens your finished product. Lightly oil ball of dough and return to glass bowl, cover and let set an additional 2-3 hours in 70-75 degree area.

Take bowl with dough in it cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 3 hours.

When done chilling cut into 4 equal pieces, either roll your dough out to about a 12-16 inch diameter, or work the dough with your hands, stretching and pulling into round thin pizza crust.

Simply add your favorite toppings with fresh ingredients and set the grill to its highest setting. It should heat up to about 700-800 degrees with the lid closed. And bake about 3-5 minutes.

Here is an easy, delicious topping:

1/2 pound blanched broccoli rabe

1/2 pound hot Italian sausage (removed from casing)

1/2 pound Piave cheese (Imported Italian only)

5 tablespoons parmiggiano reggiano cheese (imported from Italy)

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (to drizzle on top)

Sea salt (to taste)

Fresh ground black pepper (to taste)

2 hot chili peppers (chopped)