Ingredients
For the dough
- 525 g 3ups bread flour (substitute with all purpose flour)
- 6 g 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 20 g sugar 5 tablespoons
- 9 g 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1½ cup water 375ml
Toppings
- 330 g chicken breast
Seasoned with:
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 seasoning cube
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 Cup Chicken breast cooked and shredded
- ¼ Cup pizza sauce
- Bacon bits chopped and fried
- 1 ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
- Green bell pepper sliced
- Red bell pepper sliced
Instructions
For the dough
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, instant yeast, sugar, salt, oil and water.
- Use a wooden spoon or your hands to mix the ingredients together until a dough starts to form.
- If using a stand mixer, add of the ingredients into the mixing bowl, use the dough hook attachment and mix on medium speed until smooth (about 6 minutes).
- Once the dough comes together, transfer it to a floured surface and knead for about 8-10 minutes, or until the dough becomes smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, turning it to coat the dough with the oil. Cover the bowl with a clean towel or plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until the dough has doubled in size.
- For extra depth of flavor, allow to rise for 30 minutes then transfer to refrigerator and allow to rise overnight.
- After the dough has risen, punch it down to release the air.
- Divide the dough into two equal portions, cover and allow to rest for about 20 minutes.
For the topping:
- Split chicken breast horizontally into two.
- Season the chicken breast with salt, garlic powder, seasoning cube, and cayenne pepper.
- Fry it for about 3 minutes on each side until fully done, allow to rest for 15 minutes then shred it.
- Transfer one part of the dough to a floured surface.
- Use your hands or a rolling pin to flatten.
- If the dough is shrinking too much when flattening, cover with plastic wrap, cover and allow to rest for an additional 20-30 minutes to relax the gluten.
- When the dough is flat(about an ½ a cm, transfer to a pizza pan. Flatten the dough again in pizza pan.
- Top the dough with pizza sauce, then freshly shredded mozzarella cheese, seasoned chicken, bacon bits and sliced bell peppers.
- Heat your oven to 450°F (232°C)
- Bake the pizzas at 450°F (232°C) for 10 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly and melted.
- Once baked, slice the pizzas and serve hot. Enjoy your homemade chicken pizza!