Buffalo Chicken Cast Iron Pan Pizza

3h 30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Knead the dough.
  2. 2Let the dough rest for 30 minutes for the first rise.
  3. 3Perform stretch and folds on the dough with wet hands. Stretch one side of the dough up and fold it over.
  4. 4Repeat the stretch and fold process for all four sides.
  5. 5Let it rest for 30 minutes, and repeat this process two more times.
  6. 6Let the dough rise for an hour and a half.
  7. 7Rub the cast iron pan with butter.
  8. 8Place the dough in the cast iron pan and stretch it out.
  9. 9Let it proof for the final time for 90 minutes.
  10. 10While the dough proofs, prepare the ranch by mixing mayo, sour cream, buttermilk, and ranch seasoning.
  11. 11Pour the ranch into a squeeze bottle.
  12. 12Mix buffalo sauce with butter in a pot.
  13. 13Dice lightly seasoned and seared chicken thighs.
  14. 14Toss the diced chicken in the buffalo sauce.
  15. 15Drizzle olive oil over the dough in the cast iron pan.
  16. 16Par-bake the dough in the oven at 450°F (232°C) for 10 minutes.
  17. 17Load up the edges of the par-baked crust with whole milk low moisture mozzarella cheese.
  18. 18Add the buffalo chicken mixture on top of the cheese.
  19. 19Bake the pizza for 18 minutes at 450°F (232°C).
  20. 20Remove the pizza from the cast iron pan using a metal spatula onto a cooling rack.
  21. 21Drizzle buffalo sauce and homemade ranch over the cooked pizza.
  22. 22Sprinkle blue cheese and green onions on top.
  23. 23Cut the pizza into slices.

Ingredients

  • 300 g Bread Flour
  • 6 g Salt
  • 210 g Warm Water (100° F)
  • 6 g Sugar
  • 6 g Instant Yeast
  • 10 g Olive Oil
  • Butter
  • Buffalo Sauce
  • Chicken Thighs
  • 0.5 cup Mayo
  • 0.5 cup Sour Cream
  • 0.5 cup Buttermilk
  • to taste Ranch Seasoning
  • Whole Milk Low Moisture Mozzarella
  • Blue Cheese
  • Green Onion

Equipment

Cast Iron PanWhiskSqueeze BottlePotKnifeCooling RackPizza Cutter

Tips

  • For a Detroit-style crispy cheesy crust, load up the edges with cheese.
  • The recipe is foolproof for beginners as long as you have a cast iron pan.

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