It?s Easy to Make Grilled Pizza at Home

Pizza is an American staple that is best made at home and shared with friends and family. I am a huge fan of pizza cooked on a stone in the oven, but there is another way that works very well and produces different results, cooking the pizza on the griddle. To do this you need to make the dough very thin, so thin it is almost see through. The toppings should be kept light and are entirely up to you, but here are a few suggestions: tomato sauce (I like plain pureed D.O.P. certified San Marzano tomatoes, or you can use any sauce you like even bbq sauce; cheeses like whole milk mozzarella (or part skim if you prefer), provolone, Romano, Parmesan, goat cheese, cheddar, anything that melts (be creative); fresh garlic and herbs like basil, oregano, cilantro; cooked vegetables like mushroom or onion (cooking them first is better because the quick cooking time for the pizza does not give the vegetable enough time to cook properly), be creative here too. Just be careful not to put more on the pizza than the dough can support, good pizza is hand held food even if you use a knife and fork (you should not have to). Enjoy!

Pizza Dough:

Pour the water into a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle the yeast over the water and add the sugar. Stir to dissolve. Allow the water to sit and begin to ferment. The signs of fermentation is a thick foam forming on the surface of the water. This should happen pretty quickly.

Add the whole wheat flour and 1 cup of the white flour. Stir with a whisk to combine. Add the salt and ¼ cup of oil and continue to stir until all combined. Add 2 more cups of the white flour immediately and combine with a wooden spoon. This should form a very wet dough. Add about ½ of the remaining white flour and work it into a ball by stirring.

See the first video for the next instruction.

Let the dough rest while you clean the mixing bowl. Add 2 tsp of oil to the bowl, spread to coat the bottom and sides. Place the dough into the bowl and roll around to coat all sides with the oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a good towel. Leave the bowl in a nice warm place in the kitchen to double in volume. Takes 45 minutes to 1½ hours.

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The procedure continues on the next video.

If you have made it down here to the bottom, I assume you are eager to make pizza. Here a few items I sell in my OpenSky Shop. Remember, I only choose items that I personally use and OpenSky has a 365 day money back guarantee, return shipping included.

Here is the pizza peel I like to use. It’s virtually impossible to make pizza without one. A definite essential. Click here to buy one!

A pizza stone is another must for making it at home. I also bake bread on the stone. I often keep the stone in the oven when I want a more even distribution of heat, like when I have a stew in the oven for hours. Click here to buy one!

This is the pizza cutter you see in the videos. I love this pizza cutter because it cuts through even the most thick crust easily and if the wheel becomes loose, there is a screw to tighten it back up unlike most store bought cutters. Click here to buy one now!

Last but not least, if you want to grill your pizza you need a stove top grill/griddle. I only recently bought this item and I already use it 3-4 times per week. Makes grilling easier and the griddle side is great for pancakes and eggs. Click here to buy one now!