Crispy Buffalo Chicken Pizza Author: Laura Machell 1 batch pizza dough (13-inch pizza) 4 ounces (1/2 block) cream cheese, softened (will make mixture lumpy if too cold!) ¼ cup red hot sauce 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1 cup chopped, cooked crispy buffalo chicken strips (such as Tyson) Blue cheese dressing for dipping or drizzling, optional Instructions SHAPE DOUGH: One hour before baking, adjust oven rack to upper-middle position, set baking stone on rack, and heat oven to 500°F. Transfer dough to clean counter, form into smooth, tight ball. Place on lightly greased surface and cover loosely with plastic wrap and let sit for 1 hour at room temperature. Coat ball of dough generously with flour and place on well-floured counter top. Use fingertips to gently flatten dough into 8-inch disk, leave 1 inch of outer edge slightly thicker than center. Using hands, gently stretch dough into 12-inch round, working along edges and giving disk quarter turns. Transfer dough to well-floured pizza peel and stretch into 13-inch round. TOP PIZZA: Mix cream cheese and hot sauce together until smooth. Spread even on top of pizza dough, leaving a 1-inch border for the crust. Sprinkle with half the shredded cheese, top with all the chicken, and sprinkle with remaining cheese. BAKE: Slide pizza carefully onto baking stone and bake until crust is well browned and cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer pizza to wire rack and cool 5 minutes before slicing and serving. laurassweetspot/2013/07/22/crispy-buffalo-chicken-pizza/
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 14:35:01 +0000