Crispy Pizza with Chicken, Scallions, & Barbecue Sauce

Barbecue sauce on pizza? Yep - try it, and you'll see. This is a delicious, fast, and easy pizza that kids as well as adults will love.

Makes Two 16 inch pizzas, 8 slices per pizza

Pizza Dough:

1 1/2 cup warm water (105-115F)
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
4 cups all-purpose unbleached white flour
2 teaspoons salt

In a small bowl stir together water and yeast until yeast dissolves. In a large bowl whisk together flour and salt and add yeast liquid, stirring with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms. Knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, on a lightly floured surface.

Spray a large bowl lightly with cooking oil and transfer dough to bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel, and let dough rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.

Punch down dough and cut into two pieces, then form each piece into a ball. Put each ball of dough into a separate, lightly oiled large bowl and cover each bowl with a kitchen towel. Place bowls in a warm draft-free place, and let dough rise until again doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

Roll out each ball of dough separately into a 16 inch circle and transfer dough to pizza pans or stones.

Topping:

2/3 cup Smoky Sweet Barbecue Sauce (or fat-free bottled sauce)
1 cup cooked shredded skinless organic chicken breasts
1/4 cup finely diced scallions

Smoky Sweet Barbecue Sauce:

12-14 oz. ketchup
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 - 1 teaspoon ground chipotle, to taste
1/8 teaspoon salt

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer stirring frequently until reduced, about 15-20 minutes. Makes about 1 1/2 cups sauce.

Preheat oven to 450F. Brush dough very lightly with olive oil. Bake untopped dough for 5-7 minutes or until it is dry but not browning. Remove from oven, spread evenly with barbecue sauce and sprinkle with chicken and scallions. Bake for another 5-7 minutes or until edges are crispy and lightly browned.

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