Monday, April 4, 2011

Buffalo Chicken Cheese Pizza

Yes, I'll state the obvious--- we love buffalo chicken anything.  My pizza dough rolling skills were not in check today (sorry to disappoint, Sara!) but a misshapen pizza does nothing to derail the delicious goodness of buffalo sauce, chicken, and cheeses melted together.  Although we both love buffalo flavor, we cannot agree on the brand of the sauce.  Eric prefers the popular Frank's while I prefer some random brand I can only find in one Redners in Reading and that is a huge garlic flavor (go figure) called Mike's.  So I did half the pizza "Eric-style" and half the pizza "Jen-style."



Crust:


1 3/4 c to 2 c flour
1 envelope Fleischmann’s Pizza Crust Yeast
3/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
2/3 c very warm water (120-130 F)
1 egg, beaten

Topping:

1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, shredded
1/3 to 1/2 c buffalo sauce of your choice plus some for drizzling if you want to make a fancy design on top
1/3 c blue cheese dressing (I like Ken's Steak House)
2 oz blue cheese crumbles
8 oz mozzrella cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 425 F.  Combine 1 c flour, undissolved yeast, and salt in large bowl. Add very warm water and olive oil. Mix till well blended-1 min. Gradually add remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form ball and be sticky.  Knead on a floured surface, adding additional flour as needed, until smooth and elastic-4 mins.  Roll dough on a floured counter to 12 inch round then place on greased pan. Form a rim around the outside for a crust. Prick surface of dough with fork in several places.  Bake for 8 minutes.

Remove prebaked pizza dough and turn oven down to 375 F.  Combine chicken and buffalo sauce in a small bowl.  Spread blue cheese dressing over dough.  Top with buffalo chicken.  Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top and finish with blue cheese crumbles.  If desired, drizzle additional buffalo sauce over top.  Brush crust with egg.  Bake 16-20 minutes.

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