Friday, January 20, 2012

Spicy BBQ Chicken Pizza

Matt and I have a penchant for spicy. I'm also famous for my penchant for BBQ pizza. This spicy BBQ pizza is one of my all-time favorite recipes.


If you don't have as much of a penchant for spicy food as we do, I would recommend cutting the spice rub to 1/4 the recipe's amount.

Spicy Barbeque Pizza
Ingredients:
3 chicken breasts
2 cups Mozzarella cheese
Spice Rub:
2 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
½ teaspoon mustard powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ tablespoon Old Bay garlic & herb seasoning
Barbecue Sauce:
½ cup dark brown sugar
¾ cup ketchup
¼ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup water
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground pepper
Pizza Crust:
¼ cup warm water
½ envelope instant yeast
¾ cups room temperature water
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups bread flour
¾ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions:
1.       Mix together dry rub ingredients in a large Ziploc bag. Cube three chicken breasts and place in Ziploc bag with dry rub.
2.      Mix barbecue sauce ingredients together over low heat. Add ½ cup of sauce to Ziploc bag with chicken and dry rub and marinate in refrigerator overnight. Reserve remaining sauce.
3.      In a large bowl, let warm water and yeast sit in a bowl for five to ten minutes. Add oil, room temperature water and salt. Mix well.
4.      Using dough hooks, slowly add in bread flour. Mix until dough is smooth and elastic.
5.      Brush a second large bowl with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Knead dough into a ball and place in oiled bowl. Cover and let sit for 1 ½ hours.
6.      Heat oven to 450 degrees for at least thirty minutes. Heat a pizza stone in the bottom third of the oven.
7.      Knead dough once more and let sit for fifteen minutes.
8.     Sautee marinated chicken in olive oil until thoroughly cooked.
9.      Knead dough on warmed pizza stone into desired shape. Brush on remaining barbeque sauce, add mozzarella cheese, and add cooked chicken. Bake for 8-12 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. 
-- Alyssa

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