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Art of Gluten-Free Baking
Grilled Pizza, Gluten-Free
-method adapted from Steve Raichlen
Special Equipment Needed
-a stand mixer is helpful, but a hand mixer will do
-an outdoor grill or barbecue
-aluminum foil
Ingredients (will make one 12" pizza):
1 1/3 C (190g) Jeanne's Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour Mix
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1 TBL of granulated sugar
2 TBL fast-acting yeast
3/4 C (180 ml) warm (but not hot) water
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp cider vinegar
extra olive oil and tapioca flour for greasing and flouring your work surface
Mix all dry ingredients together in the bowl of a mixer. Add wet ingredients. Using the paddle attachment, mix on medium high for about 3 mins (until smooth). It should look like a smooth blob of dough.
Heat your grill or barbecue to high. You should have one area of the grill that is at high heat, and another area of your grill at a lower heat. I have a gas grill with 3 burners, so I heat 2 of them to high and 1 of them to medium.
Place a sheet of aluminum foil over a large cookie sheet. Brush with olive oil to cover the foil. Then flour the greased foil with tapioca flour.
Turn the pizza dough out onto the prepared foil, sprinkle it with more tapioca flour so your fingers don't stick to it, and carefully push it out into your crust shape. You can make a round crust or a more oblong crust. I like the oblong crust shape for the grill. Make the edges a little higher than the rest so you create a little "wall" so the toppings don't slide off. Now brush off as much of the tapioca flour as you can from the top of your dough.
Let rise for awhile (I usually let this rise while I'm preparing my grill and getting the toppings ready). You want your toppings to be ready because once you start the process of grilling, it goes fairly quickly. We really like the classic margharita-style pizza--marinara sauce, cheese, and fresh basil for toppings--but you can do whatever you like. This is a great recipe for using fresh sliced tomatoes on top.
When you are ready to grill, gently brush the top of your crust with olive oil (you want to do this carefully because the crust will have risen a bit and you don't want to break the top layer too much).
The next step is a bit tricky, but although it's wonky, it's worked for me every time. Grab the edges of your pan along with the edges of the aluminum foil, and flip the whole thing over dough-side down onto the high heat side of the grill. Things will be hot, so quickly grab your cookie sheet off of the top. Now you have your dough on the grill, covered by the aluminum foil (because the foil is stuck to the top side of the dough). With a pair of tongs, carefully and slowly peel the aluminum foil off of the dough. Discard the foil.
Once the crust is firm enough to move (a couple of minutes), slide it over to the medium heat side. When the crust is blistered and beginning to brown (about 3 - 5 minutes), flip it over and move it to the high heat side again. After about 1 minute, move the crust over to the medium heat side and top with your toppings. Do this quickly. Once the cheese has melted (after about 4-6 minutes), slide the pizza off of the grill, onto your baking sheet. Add any last minute toppings (this is where I add fresh basil leaves).
Cut into serving slices or squares and enjoy!