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 4pm, just in time to bake it and eat dinner. I let the kids make theirs into Hawaiian, they had a blast doing it. Canadian bacon and pineapple with 2 cheeses. 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' 45 min-1 hr).
These came out great! I'll definitely be making homemade pizza more often. The weekend is almost here, go make some! Need some pizza topping ideas, check this out!
I prepped the dough and had it risen and ready when we got home from school at 4pm, just in time to bake it and eat dinner. I let the kids make theirs into Hawaiian, they had a blast doing it. Canadian bacon and pineapple with 2 cheeses. 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' 45 min-1 hr).
These came out great! I'll definitely be making homemade pizza more often. The weekend is almost here, go make some! Need some pizza topping ideas, check this out!
*UPDATE: I now prebake the crust 10 minutes. Add toppings and finish baking 10-15 more minutes.*
Pizza Crust:
makes 1 large cookie sheet size pizza (could easily make a couple smaller ones)
Pizza Crust:
makes 1 large cookie sheet size pizza (could easily make a couple smaller ones)
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.
-(I used a Silpat on a baking sheet, and let the topped pizza sit for a bit, baked up nice and puffy)
Bake pizza in preheated oven, until the cheese and crust are golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Pizza Sauce:
I double this for 2 pizzas and have some leftover, or freeze for later use.
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)
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, 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.
Buffalo Style Chicken Pizza:
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)
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, 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.
Buffalo Style Chicken Pizza:
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 + some pizza sauce over crust, then top with chicken mixture and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
6 Lovely Comments:
yummy, the pictures make this look so good! i'm sure it tasted great!
I already ate dinner but these pizzas look wonderful, so I am hungry again
brown sugar? I never heard of that....is that how they make it in italy?
How does it make the dough taste?
The brown(or could be granulated) sugar helps activate the yeast even more(google has lots of answers to this). Since it's so little amount, you can't taste it in the dough. I have no idea how Italians make their dough, never been to Italy or had a true Italian pizza to know. But I know this is our favorite dough recipe, so I'm sticking to it. =)
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wow, this looks so good. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Simon
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