Last night Nic and I went out to dinner at a wonderful little French restaurant in Surry Hills with a good friend of ours. We have been meaning to catch up for ages but the universe never seemed to co operate with our previous arrangements. Anyway, the sitter was booked and the boys excited because they were going to finished watching their movie and have pizza for dinner.......even the sitter was looking forward to some homemade pizza.
Half way through the day Nic noticed our oven clock wasn't on- weird. He then tried to turn the oven on- still nothing. Our brand new oven had decided to stop working which is not good, especially considering it took the landlords about 8 weeks to replace the old one!
Now not one for encouraging a melt down from the boys I was determined to have pizza on the menu, after all the dough was already made and proving on the bench. I remembered one of my friends telling me they eat pizza when camping and I have always wondered how good it would be, so I decided to wonder no more and give it a go.
I made a pita bread dough so I knew it would cook quickly on the base but didn't know how good the toppings would be. I am happy to report it was baby Q to the rescue. I popped the pizzas on grease proof paper and a thin tray then turned the temperature to medium heat on the BBQ, put the pizzas in the middle and closed the lid.
The pizzas were ready in a flash (aprox. 8 min) and so I hear, tasted awesome. Alex was very happy that they cooled down a lot faster than regular pizza and Max loved the crispy thin base. I have to admit I was keen to have a piece when I pulled them off the grill plate but decided to keep myself hungry for the feast ahead (turned out to be a very wise decision as I ate way to much pate and cheese!)
Anyway, if you happen to be struck down with a broken oven or in the bush with your barbie, don't despair because I am here to tell you BBQ pizza is the way to go. In fact I am tempted to make the next one in the BBQ because it did look so yummy but you be the judge.
As you can see, the bottom was perfect and the top dripping with soft melted cheese, what more could you ask for?
Pita bread
3 teaspoons dried yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
375ml warm water
Place the above ingredients into a measuring jug and let the yeast ferment for 5 min.
In a mixing bowl with a dough hook (or big bowl and your hands) add the following
625 grams plain flour
2 teaspoons salt
Mix in the yeast mixture then add in
1/4 cup olive oil
Kneed into a soft ball of dough then cover and place in a warm spot to let the dough double in size.
Once the dough has doubled in size, punch it down, cover and prove again. Continue this step at least 4 times for a light dough.
Roll out as needed for pizza.
3 comments:
My first time to comment! We had a similar experience once at a friend's house when their oven stopped working just when they were putting apple pie in. They apologised profusely when my husband, Macgyver that he is, said no problem just pop it in the BBQ. My friends and I gave him very strange looks but we were eating our words later on when we ate apple pie that tasted very yummy, if a little burnt on the outside crust.
Looks great! I just love pizza on the grill. That smokey flavor and the crispy crust is just beyond compare. Sorry about your oven though I hope you have a speedy recovery.
When I read the title I thought BBQ like Memphis pizza. But then I realized the entire world thinks of BBQ as a verb, EXCEPT Memphis where it is firmly a noun. And their BBQ pizza is good, but I love grilled pizza too! Your's looks loaded, just the way I like it!
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