Name: Alsatian Pizza with Bacon and Caramelized Onions
Ingredients: 2/3 cup (5 fl oz/160 ml) warm water (105°¿115°F/40°¿46°C); 1 package (2 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 2 cups (10 oz/315 g) bread flour, plus more for dusting; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for oiling; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 yellow onions, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon firmly packed light brown sugar; 8 slices thick-cut applewood¿smoked bacon, cut into strips; Cornmeal for dusting; 1/4 lb (125 g) Gruyère cheese, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme

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Alsatian Pizza with Bacon and Caramelized OnionsRay Kachatorian

This French-inspired pizza makes a good first course, great party food, or even a satisfying main with a green salad on the side. Don't worry if your kids ask, "Where's the tomato sauce?" Once they try a slice of this pie, they'll be sold on the marriage of crisp bacon, nutty Gruyère, and sweet onions.

The Game Plan

Make pizza dough; let rise for 1—1 1/2 hours; meanwhile, cook onions and bacon
Set up grill for direct grilling over medium-high heat
Roll out dough
Grill undersides of pizzas; flip and add toppings
Grilling time: 6—8 minutes

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