Twisted Pizza Sticks

recipe

INGREDIENTS

Prepare Pizza Dough:

Sugar 1 & ½ tsp

Instant yeast 2 & ½ tsp

Milk ½ cup

Flour (sifted) 1 & ½ cup

All-purpose flour (sifted) 1 & ½ cup

Salt 1 tsp or to taste

Cooking oil 2 tsp

Lukewarm water ½ cup

Cooking oil 1 tsp

Prepare Chicken & Cheese Filling:

Boneless chicken (boiled & shredded) 150g

Tikka masala 1 tbsp

Cheddar cheese (grated) ½ cup or as required

Mozzarella cheese (grated) 1 cup or as required

Salt ¼ tsp or to taste

Dried oregano 1 tsp

Fresh parsley (chopped) 1 tbsp

Fresh basil (chopped) 1 tbsp

Egg white 1

Assembling:

Pizza sauce 3 tbsp or as required

Butter (melted) as required

Red chilli (crushed) as required

Dried oregano............................................as required

DIRECTIONS

Prepare Pizza Dough:

* In a small jug, sugar, instant yeast, milk & whisk well, cover & let it rest for 4-5 minutes.

* In a bowl, add fine flour, all-purpose flour, salt & mix well.

* Add cooking oil & mix well until it crumbles.

* Add yeast mixture & mix well.

* Gradually add lukewarm water & knead until dough is formed, grease dough with cooking oil, cover & let it rest for 1 & ½ hour (warm place).

* Prepare Chicken & Cheese Filling:

* In a bowl, add chicken, tikka masala & mix well.

* Add cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese,salt,dried oregano, fresh parsley, fresh basil leaves, egg white, mix well & set aside.

* Sprinkle dry flour and knead dough again until smooth (2-3 minutes), sprinkle dry flour and roll out in rectangle shape (12 x 18 inch) with the help rolling pin.

Assembling:

* On half side of dough, add & spread pizza sauce, add prepared chicken & cheese filling & press gently.

* Now cut the dough, flip over the filling and cut in 1-inch thick strips.

* Now press a wooden skewer on each strip and twist gently.

* Place all twisted strips on a baking tray lined with butter paper.

* Brush melted butter, sprinkle red chilli crushed and dried oregano (makes 13-14).

* Bake in preheated oven at 200C for 12 minutes (on both grills).

* After baking, apply melted butter.

* Serve with tomato ketchup or chilli garlic sauce! 

Courtesy: Food Fusion (Recipe by Kanwal Mohsin)