Description
Want to turn your backyard into a pizzeria? With the Green Mountain Grill Pellet smoker- the pizza oven attachment makes wood fired pizza in your backyard possible! Here is a simple recipe for wood fired margherita pizza.
Ingredients
PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE:
Adapted from Southern Living Magazine
- 1 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 envelope dry active yeast (1/4 oz)
- 2 tsp honey
~~~~~~~ - 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- Vegetable cooking spray
TOPPINGS:
- 1/2 cup marinara sauce
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced into 1/4” thick pieces
- large bunch fresh basil
Instructions
Process the first 4 ingredients in a food processor if you have one. Then add flour and salt l pulse 6-8 times until the dough forms a ball and leaves the side of the bowl. You can add more water if necessary. * If you don’t have a food processor, do this by hand, it will just take longer….
Place the dough in a large bowl coated with coking spray, cover and chill 2 hours..
Next steps:
Roll the dough onto a lightly floured surface, spreading it evenly in a circle for the pizzas. This recipe will make approximately 2 large pizzas or 4 smaller pizzas.
Next, sprinkle your cutting board or pizza peel with flour, then dust it with corn meal. Place the dough on the cutting board/pizza peel and layer with sauce. Get your dough thinly spread out so it cooks evenly in the smoker. I find thinner crust works best for cooking evenly so you don’t get doughy parts.
Next, add your fresh mozzarella.
Follow the instructions for the Green Mountain Grill Pizza Oven insert and place it into Pizza Oven mode via the app. Set the temperature to 225, and once it has reached temp, slide the pizza into the pizza oven attachment. Let the pizza cook 4-8 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling and the pizza has begun to brown. You will need to turn the pizza once during the process to ensure it cooks evenly.
Garnish with fresh basil at the end before serving.
Notes
This recipe was developed in partnership with Green Mountain Grills. I only work with companies I recommend and use!
- Prep Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8-10 minutes
- Category: Pizza, Wood Fired Pizza
- Method: Grilled Pizza
- Cuisine: Italian, American