Grilled Tomato and Cheese Pizzas For Charcoal Grill

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2005, America's Test Kitchen TV

Burnt or bland, most homemade versions of this restaurant classic can't come close. Could we make grilled pizza a success for the backyard cook?

SERVES 8-12 (Makes four 9-inch pizzas)

TIME 2 hours, plus 1½ to 2 hours rising and 30 minutes draining

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The dough for our grilled pizza recipe was a challenge: It had to be slack enough to be stretched, yet strong enough not to rip. We strengthened the dough by using high-protein bread flour and increased elasticity by adding plenty of water ...

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