Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Patricia Conte/Grab a Plate

Serves Makes 1, 12-inch pizza

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

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Ingredients

For the dough:
• 4-1/2 cups flour, plus extra for your work surface
• 1-1/4-ounce packet active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus a bit extra
For the toppings:
• 1-1/2 cups frozen coated chicken bites, heated according to package directions
• 4-6 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1-1/2-2 celery ribs, diced, half reserved
• 1/4 cup Ranch dressing, plus extra to drizzle
• 1/4 cup hot sauce, plus extra to drizzle

Instructions

For the pizza dough:
1. Add the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt to the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attached. Start the mixer on low speed and slowly add 1-1/2 cups warm water to the mix, then the olive oil. Turn the speed up slightly and mix until the ingredients form a ball.
2. If the dough seems too sticky or wet, add a little more flour, a tablespoon at a time.
3. Lightly flour a clean work surface. Drizzle a bit of olive oil into a large bowl and set aside.
4. Transfer the dough to the work surface. Knead it several times and shape it into a ball.
5. Transfer the dough to the bowl with oil. Use your hands to rub a bit of the oil over the dough. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and allow it to sit on the counter in a warm spot for about an hour or a bit longer. You want the dough to rise to almost double its size.
6. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Once the dough is ready, lightly flour a clean work surface. Transfer the dough and cut in half. Shape one half into a disk and wrap it with plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag. Freeze to use another time.
7. With the remaining dough, flatten it as best you can and gently roll it with a rolling pin, and shape it with your hands into a 12-inch-round (or rectangular shape).
8. Lightly spray a pizza pan or baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Carefully transfer the dough to the pan. Bake for about 7-9 minutes.
9. Remove from the oven.
To assemble the pizza:
10. Add the mozzarella cheese to the pizza dough. Add 1/4 cup of Ranch dressing over the top. Add the chicken evenly over the top. Drizzle with the hot sauce and add half the celery.
11. Bake for approximately 10-15 minutes, maybe a bit longer, keeping an eye on it, until the dough turns golden.
12. Remove from the oven. Add the remaining celery and drizzle with more hot sauce and Ranch dressing.

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