Homemade Pizza! Buffalo Style Chicken and Hawaiian
I was browsing my all-time favorite site of trusted recipes, Allrecipes. I came across this homemade pizza crust and sauce. They both had such great reviews, I knew they must be good. Then I saw the buffalo chicken pizza on another food blog, and was reminded of the yummy one that Pizza Hut used to make. I’m not one for spicy, but I could handle their pizza. I knew it’d be on our menu real soon.
I prepped the dough and had it risen and ready when we got home from school at 4 pm, just in time to bake it and eat dinner. I let the kids make theirs into Hawaiian - Canadian bacon and pineapple with 2 cheeses. They had a blast doing it. I made the other Buffalo Chicken. I had roasted 2 big bone-in chicken breasts earlier in the day and shredded them in big chunks (season chicken, roast on baking sheet 425 degrees F for 45 min to 1 hr).
These came out great! I’ll definitely be making homemade pizza more often.
makes 1 large pizza
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (I had to use more, just depends)
In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in the water, and let sit for 10 minutes.
Stir the salt and oil into the yeast solution. Mix in 2 1/2 cups of the flour.
Turn dough out onto a clean, well floured surface, and knead in more flour* until the dough is no longer sticky. Place the dough into a well oiled bowl, and cover with a cloth. Let the dough rise until double; this should take about 1 hour.
Punch down the dough, and form a tight ball. Allow the dough to relax for a minute before rolling out. Use for your favorite pizza recipe.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
If you are baking the dough on a pizza stone, you may place your toppings on the dough, and bake immediately.
If you are baking your pizza in a pan, lightly oil the pan, and let the dough rise for 15 or 20 minutes before topping and baking it.
Bake pizza in preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.
-(I used a Silpat on a baking sheet, and let the topped pizza sit for a bit; baked up nice and puffy)
Pizza Sauce:
I doubled this for 2 pizzas and have some leftover
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
6 fluid ounces warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons honey (or less, I used 1 Tbl and a little sugar)
1 teaspoon anchovy paste (optional, I did not use)
3/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I used a shake of this)
1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (I used a tiny pinch)
Salt to taste
In a small bowl, combine tomato paste, water, Parmesan cheese, garlic, honey, anchovy paste, onion powder, oregano, marjoram, basil, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes and salt; mix together, breaking up any clumps of cheese.
Sauce should sit for 30 minutes to blend flavors; spread over pizza dough and prepare pizza as desired.
3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cooked and cubed or pulled apart
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 (2 ounce) bottle hot sauce (I used 3 TBL)
1 (8 ounce) bottle blue cheese salad dressing (I used both pizza sauce & about 1/4 C. dressing)
1 (16 inch) prepared pizza crust
1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
In a medium bowl combine the cubed chicken, melted butter and hot sauce. Mix well. Spread whole bottle of salad dressing over crust, then top with chicken mixture and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
