BBQ Chicken Pizza

I wanted to order pizza last night, but it's not in the budget right now so I made one instead.  

This could be whole-wheat dough.  Just replace 1/4 of the flour with WW flour.  The egg is optional, but it makes a chewier and thinner crust.  

2 cups hot water

1 1/2 t. yeast

2 T. olive oil

1 egg

2 t. salt

5-6 cups flour (I use sir galahad flour.  It is high gluten all purpose flour which is less powerful than bread flour, but more so that regular AP flour)

1.  Dissolve yeast in water with a pinch of sugar (or honey if making whole wheat crust)

2.  Add oil and egg if using. 

3.  Add half the flour and salt.

4.  Add the rest of the flour little by little.  You may not need it all.  

5.  Knead until it is soft, smooth, and sticky.  It will be stickier than French bread.  

6.  Proof until it doubles in size.  ( I proof in the microwave with a cup of hot water.  Don't turn on microwave, I just use it as a hot box)

7.  Use when it's done rising or freeze.  

8.  Put cornmeal on a pizza stone stretch dough to a round pie shape, top, and bake at 550ºF for 10-15 min.  Until brown.  

You can top it with anything you want to, I made BBQ chicken because I had a chicken breast I needed to use.  

1 chicken breast.  

1 small onion.  

3 cloves garlic, minced

Your favorite BBQ sauce (homemade is best, bottled is fine)

cheddar cheese.  

Salt and pepper

1.  Mince chicken and marinate in BBQ sauce.  

2.  Slice onion really thin and caramelize.  Cook on low heat for a long time until the onion is brown.  Add minced garlic.  Continue to cook until garlic is soft.  Season at the end.  If you add salt before the onion is caramelized, it will sweat and you won't get good results.  

3.  In a different pan, cook the chicken.  Drain any juice and add a little more bbq sauce.  

4.  Once dough is on the stone, put a thin layer of sauce, onions, chicken and cheddar on the dough.  

5.  Bake 550ºF for 10-15 minutes or until brown and cooked.  

I don't use much cheese, because I don't think it needs much and I'm trying to reduce fat intake. I think a little goes a long way, but by all means, load it up if you want to.  

If you want to use fresh herbs on your pizza, dip them in oil to prevent burning them, or drying them out too much.