Crown Crust Pizza Recipe

ISLAMABAD: Impress your family and friends with Crown Crust Pizza! This unique recipe features a delicious homemade dough that is twisted into a beautiful crown shape.  Fill your crown crust with your favourite toppings and bake to golden perfection.

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 3 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• A pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon of yeast
• Water, as needed

White Sauce:

• 3/4 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon of oregano
• 1 teaspoon of white pepper powder

Chicken Filling:

• 3 tablespoons of oil
• 500 grams of boneless chicken chunks
• 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of red chilli flakes
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper powder
• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon of chilli sauce

Assembly:

• Prepared dough
• Pizza sauce, as required
• Cheddar cheese, as needed
• Mozzarella cheese, as needed
• Prepared chicken
• Julienne-cut capsicum, tomatoes, onion
• Sliced black olives
• Oregano, to taste
• White sauce, as needed

Instructions:

1. Combine flour, sugar, salt, yeast, and water in a bowl, kneading until a smooth dough forms. Allow it to rest, covered, until it doubles in size.
2. Mix mayonnaise, oregano, salt, garlic powder, and white pepper powder in a bowl. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan, then add chicken and cook until it changes colour.
4. Add garlic powder, salt, red chilli flakes, black pepper powder, soy sauce, and chilli sauce to the chicken, cooking until fully done. Set aside.
5. Divide the prepared dough into 3 equal parts and roll out one part into a flat circle.
6. Place the rolled dough on a pizza pan, trim excess edges, and prick with a fork.
7. Arrange chicken pieces along the edges of the dough, folding the dough inwards to create a crown shape around them.
8. Spread pizza sauce in the centre, layering with cheddar cheese, prepared chicken, mozzarella cheese, capsicum, tomatoes, onion, black olives, and oregano. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees Celsius for 10-15 minutes.
9. Once baked, remove from the oven, drizzle with white sauce, and serve your magnificent Crown Crust Pizza.