Embrace the holiday spirit with a delightful Christmas pizza thats sure to impress. This festive masterpiece features a crust filled with gooey mozzarella cheese, providing a rich and savory base. Topped with tender chicken and earthy mushrooms it offers a satisfying flavor combination. At the center a charming gingerbread man crafted from cheddar cheese adds a whimsical touch making it a perfect centerpiece for your Holidays!

index

1)before cooking

2)materials

3)different flavors

4)tips

5)questions

6)process

7)more recipes

8)full recipe

9)printable recipe

Before cooking

link of everything we used for this recipe. https://amzn.to/3YDchOm

Here is a list of things to do before baking your Christmas pizza:

–GATHER INGREDIENTS, collect all the necessary ingredients to make this Christmas pizza including mozzarella cheese, blended tomato sauce, chicken, mushrooms, cheddar cheese for the toppings and all the necessary ingredients for the dough.

–WEIGHT INGREDIENTS, measure the appropriate amount of each ingredient for this recipe.

–PREPARE THE DOUGH, if you are using homemade dough (you can find the recipe in this blog post), roll it out to your desired thickness and if you are using store bough, let it come to room temperature.

–PREPARE THE SAUCE, we are using strained blended tomato sauce with extra virgin olive oil, dry oregano and salt.

-CHOP THE VEGETABLES, with a paper towel clean the mushrooms and cut them.

–CUT AND SEASON THE CHICKEN, cut the chicken into cubes and add the right seasonings. Mix and set aside.

–GRATE MOZZARELLA CHEESE, shred the cheese and cover with plastic wrap.

–CUT CHEDDAR CHEESE, find a gingerbread man cookie cutter and cut the cheddar cheese.

Materials

for this Christmas pizza

food scale to weight the dough ingredients
stand mixer to knead the dough (not necessary if you dont have it)
mixing bowl
rolling pin
cutting board and knife to cut vegetables and chicken
cheese shredder
gingerbread man cookie cutter to cut the cheddar cheese
baking pan or pizza pan
pizza cutter to cut the pizza

different flavors

cheese

– mozzarella cheese

– cheddar

– feta

– Parmesan cheese

vegetables

– mushrooms

– cherry tomatoes

– bell peppers

– onions / caramelized onions

– pineapple

meat

– sausage

-Bacon

– ham

– ground beef

– chicken

Tips

Tips on how to make the best Christmas Pizza

Use good quality ingredients and grate your own mozzarella cheese. Pre shredded cheese has too many preservatives to maintain the texture.
Allow the dough to rest after kneading.
Stuff the crust with mozzarella cheese.
Don’t cook the chicken before adding it to the pizza or it’s gonna be over cooked. Season it and add it to the top of the pizza to bake.
(It’s better) if you cut the gingerbread man, and add it to the top of the pizza on the last minute it’s gonna keep its shape.
(If you use mushrooms for this recipe ) Add a good amount because once they cook they’ll get smaller.
Experiment with flavours. Try different herbs and spices and other fresh ingredients.

Questions

WHAT TYPE OF FLOUR IS BEST FOR THIS PIZZA RECIPE?

A combination of bread flour and all purpose flour. Bread flour will help create a chewy and elastic dough and all purpose flour is easier to work with. Making it easier to shape the dough.

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY PIZZA IS DONE?

Look for a golden crust and bubbling cheese. You can also check the bottom of the crust. It should be firm and lightly browned.

CAN I FREEZE PIZZA DOUGH?

Yes, after the first rise wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and place it in an airtight container. Allow it to thaw in the refrigerator overnight before using it.

WHAT TOPPINGS WORK WELL TOGETHER?

Classic combinations include pepperoni and mozzarella, BBQ chicken, fresh vegetables and goat cheese.. but don’t forget to add the gingerbread man on the middle to make it more festive.

HOW DO I STORE LEFTOVER PIZZA?

Store leftover pizza in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3- 4 days. To reheat, place in a pizza pan in a hot oven until it’s warm.

HOW CAN I MAKE THE GINGERBREAD MAN FACE AND BODY?

To make the face and body we used dark chocolate but there’s other options you can use: dark balsamic vinegar, olive paste, dark chocolate, food colouring, reduced soy sauce.. use a pipping bag to draw the face and body.

Process

More recipes

christmas inspired recipes.

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RECIPE

Recipe in cups and grams. You can find the cup measurements in the printable recipe scrolling down at the end.

Ingredients

PIZZA DOUGH

125 grams warm water
1 teaspoon active dry yeast

113 grams all purpose flour
113 grams bread flour / 00 flour
1 tablespoon soft butter
1/2 teaspoon salt

SAUCE

4 tablespoons blended tomato
1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Pinch of salt

TOPPINGS

200 grams mozzarella cheese
75 grams mushrooms
2 chicken breast
1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
Cheddar cheese for the gingerbread man

SEASONINGS FOR CHICKEN

1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar

Step by step

DOUGH

1)First step, sponge

To create a sponge for your dough, begin by combining warm water with active dry yeast in a bowl. Stir the mixture gently to help the yeast dissolve, allow it to rest for 10 minutes, it should become frothy and bubbly.

2)Second step, dough ingredients

Once your sponge is ready you can add to a mixing bowl, all purpose flour, bread flour, salt and butter (or extra virgin olive oil).

KNEAD

3)Third step, knead the dough

After combining those ingredients, place the dough in a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Knead the dough on low speed for 15 minutes.

PROOF

4)Forth step, first proof

Now, cover with plastic wrap the bowl with the dough inside and allow it to proof in a warm environment for about 1h and 30 minutes. This resting period allows the dough to develop its flavour and rise ensuring a delightful final product.

CHICKEN

5)Fifth step, cut and season

For the chicken start by cutting it into bite sized cubes. In a mixing bowl add your chicken, black pepper, salt, smoked paprika, sugar, garlic powder and onion powder. Toss everything together until the chicken is evenly coated with the seasonings. Once well mixed set the seasoned chicken aside to allow the flavours to meld.

INGREDIENTS

6)Sixth step, ingredients

To prepare the sauce, take a bowl and combine blended tomato with oregano, extra virgin olive oil and salt. Mix these ingredients until well incorporated.

Next, shred the mozzarella cheese, and chop the mushrooms into your desired size.

PRE HEAT OVEN

7)Seventh step, pre heat oven

While you preheat the oven you can start making your pizza. Roll out the pizza dough to your desired thickness. Once rolled place shredded mozzarella cheese in the corners of the dough then fold these corners over to create a stuffed edge.

Spread the tomato sauce, add mozzarella, mushrooms and chicken on top. Sprinkle some oregano on top for added flavour. Allow it to proof while you wait for the oven to get to the right temperature.

BAKE

8)Eight step, bake

Bake the pizza in a preheated oven at 180 C (350 F) for about 15-20 minutes or until it’s fully cooked and the cheese is melted and bubbly. Keep an eye on the pizza to ensure it doesn’t burn. Add the cut gingerbread man cheddar cheese on the middle a minute before you remove it from the oven so it has time to get warm but not fully melt.

9)Ninth step, gingerbread man

Draw the face and body of the gingerbread man using a piping bag.

Christmas pizza

Delicious Christmas pizza with lots of cheese, mushrooms and perfectly seasoned chicken

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 17

Cook Time 15

Resting time 1 50

Total Time 2 22

Course christmas

Servings Portions

Calories 1148 kcal