Galbani® Bel Paese Pizza with Chicken & Mushrooms
20 min
PREP TIME
6 min
TOTAL TIME
Easy
COOKING SKILL
4
SERVING SIZE
Ingredients
Donatella’s Homemade Pizza Dough
- 2 ¾ tsp. Fresh yeast or active dry yeast
- 4 ⅛ cups Water
- 2 ¾ tbsp. Sea salt
- 12 ⅓ cups “Double zero” flour
- Oil for greasing
- Nonstick cooking spray
Toppings
- 1 cup Chicken breast
- 1 cup Béchamel sauce (your favorite recipe)
- ½ cup Galbani® Premio Mozzarella, shredded
- 1 cup Galbani Bel Paese
- 1 cup Gourmet mushrooms medley
- Kosher salt & freshly ground pepper to taste
- Red chili pepper flakes (to add spicy note)
- 1 tbsp. Fresh thyme, for garnish
- 5–6 Whole sage leaves(fried & added as garnish)
- Roasted chestnuts, chopped (as optional garnish for the holidays)
Instructions
Donatella’s Homemade Pizza Dough
- Sprinkle the yeast over the water, combining yeast and water in a large bowl, and let stand until the yeast is creamy, about 1 minute. Stir until the yeast dissolves. In a large bowl, add sea salt, then the yeast mixture and flour. Stir until a soft dough forms.
- Transfer the dough ball to a lightly-floured surface and knead, adding more flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
- Lightly coat another large bowl with oil. Place the dough in the bowl, turning it to oil the top. Cover with plastic wrap and store someplace warm; let rise until it doubles in size, about 6 hours.
- Cut the dough into 9-ounce pieces and shape the pieces into balls. Place the balls on a nonstick surface or parchment paper, and then cover with plastic wrap, allowing room for the dough to expand. Let the dough rise until doubled, 8–12 hours.
- Rest dough in refrigerator for 2 – 4 hours. Your homemade dough is now ready to be baked. Select 1 dough ball per personal pie. (Remaining dough balls can be made into more personal pies or frozen for later, if desired.)
Pizza and Toppings
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Par-bake crust and remove.
- While crust bakes, season chicken breast with salt and pepper and pan sear. Cut into pieces and set aside.
- Spread béchamel sauce evenly on pizza crust, leaving a one-inch border.
- Cover pizza crust evenly with Galbani Premio Mozzarella and Bel Paese Cheese.
- Top crust with mushrooms and pan-seared chicken pieces.
- Place pizza back in oven and remove when cheese is fully melted.
- Garnish pizza with fresh thyme, fried sage leaves, salt, and pepper.
Options: Add red chili pepper flakes for added spice, or chopped roasted chestnuts for the holidays.