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Grilled Bacon and Blue Cheese Pizza
Course
Main Dish
Author
Heather Kinnaird
Ingredients
Dough:
3
cups
flour
1
envelope active dry yeast
1
tsp
salt
1 ¼
cups
warm water
1
Tbsp
olive oil
plus more for the bowl
White Sauce:
2
Tbsp
butter
3
Tbsp
flour
1
cup
while milk
½
cup
grated Parmesan
salt and pepper to taste
Pizza:
6
slices
of bacon
cooked to crisp and crumbled
4
ounces
of blue cheese
crumbled
fresh herbs for topping
Instructions
begin by making the dough:
add the flour, yeast, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.
add water and olive oil, and mix using the dough hook
knead until you have a smooth ball of dough
lightly oil a large bowl, add dough, toss to coat, cover and allow to rise until doubled - about an hour
divide the dough into two smaller balls, and let rest 15 minutes ( I only used one ball for the grilled pizza and saved the other)
roll out your pizza on a well floured surface - using a pizza peel makes transferring them to the grill much easier
cook the pizza:
pre-heat your grill (you want a med-high heat- and oil the grates if needed)
to make the sauce, melt butter over medium heat in a small saucepan
once melted stir in the flour, cook for a few minutes until golden and all the butter has been incorporated
gradually stir in the milk, and cook until your sauce has thickened
remove from the heat, and stir in the Parmesan, ad salt and pepper to taste
when your grill is ready, brush one side of the pizza dough with olive oil (I love to use Star Garlic Olive oil for added flavor)
place oil side down on grill, cook 2 minutes
brush the un-cooked dough with oil, and carefully flip the pizza over
top the grilled side of your pizza with your white sauce, and add the crumbled bacon and blue cheese
cook 2 - 3 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the cheese begins to melt
remove pizza from the grill and let rest a few minutes before cutting