Grilled Pizza Crust (Whole Wheat Pizza Dough)

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp molasses
• 1 package (1/4 oz) active dry yeast
• 2 1/2 tbsp kosher salt
• 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
• 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• Vegetable-oil cooking spray

In a large bowl, combine molasses and yeast with 1 1/3 cups lukewarm water. Stir. Set aside until bubbly, about 5 minutes. Add salt and oil and stir. In a separate bowl, mix flours together. Add yeast mixture to flours and stir with a wooden spoon until dough forms. Divide dough into 8 portions. (Freeze any unused dough.)

Using hands, roll dough into balls, coat fully with cooking spray and set aside. Prepare a charcoal, gas or stovetop grill. Grill should be very hot. Position grilling rack 3 or 4 inches from heat source.

Flour a baking sheet. With hands, flatten a ball of dough into an 8-inch circle on baking sheet. Using fingertips, gently lift dough, and set it on the grill. When dough puffs and underside stiffens (about 1 minute for gas or charcoal, several minutes for stovetop grill), flip crust with a spatula; move to the coolest part of the grill. Top accordingly. 

Of course, you can always bake this crust in the oven instead of the grill.  Preheat the oven to about 450 degrees and pop in until starts to brown.  Sprinkle a little cornmeal on your baking sheet or stone to keep from sticking. Cool slightly before topping your pizza.  Use as you would any pre-baked pizza crust. 

Makes 8 individual crusts or a couple of bigger ones.