Buffalo Chicken Bites

These buffalo chicken bites are great for parties and get-togethers! Each bite has spicy buffalo chicken and tangy blue cheese wrapped in a little bit of dough. You can either dip them in some more buffalo sauce, or a dressing such as ranch or blue cheese!

To make about 48 of these buffalo chicken bites you will need:

• 2 & 1/4 tsp (1 packet) RAPID RISE YEAST
• 2 Tbs BROWN SUGAR
• 1 cup MILK, warm
• 2 & 1/2 cups FLOUR
• 1 cup CHICKEN, cook and then either diced or shredded
• 1/2 cup CRUMBLED BLUE CHEESE
• 2 Tbs SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE
• 1/4 cup BUFFALO SAUCE (I used Ott's)
• 4 Tbs UNSALTED BUTTER, melted

Ok, start off by preparing the dough. Dissolve the brown sugar into the warm milk. Then pour this mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook.  Slowly mix in the flour and yeast, a ball of dough should start to form. If necessary add an extra 1/2 cup of flour to get the dough to come together. Let the mixer continue to kneed the dough on low speed for another 5-7 minutes. 

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and kneed a few more time just to form the dough into a smooth ball. Place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and allow the dough to rise. This will probably take 2-3 hours, the dough should double in size. 

While the dough is rising, mix up filling! In a medium sized bowl, mix together the chicken, blue cheese, cheddar cheese, buffalo sauce, and melted butter. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to make the bites!

Once the dough has risen, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and separate the dough into four equal 'chunks.'

Take one of the 'chunks' of dough and gently stretch it out into a 'rope' that is roughly 12 inches long. 

Then, using a rolling pin, roll out the rope so that the dough makes a 12 inch x 4 inch rectangle. 

Next, spoon 1/4 of the chicken mixture on the bottom third of the dough (try to leave about a 1/2 inch boarder along the bottom though). 

Then, take the bottom edge of the dough and stretch it over the top of the chicken and press to seal.

Roll the chicken up tightly in the dough and then cut the rope into about 12 pieces.  Repeat this process with the other 3 chunks of dough and the rest of the chicken.

Place all of the buffalo bites onto a greased cookie sheet (or two) and let them rest for about 30 minutes. This will allow the dough to rise a little bit more.

Then bake them for 5-7 minutes! When they come out of the oven you can brush them with a little bit of butter if you are feeling extra indulgent!

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Buffalo Chicken Bites

Ingredients:

• 2 & 1/4 tsp (1 packet) RAPID RISE YEAST
• 2 Tbs BROWN SUGAR
• 1 cup MILK
• 2 & 1/2 cups FLOUR
• 1 cup CHICKEN, cook and then either diced or shredded
• 1/2 cup CRUMBLED BLUE CHEESE
• 2 Tbs SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE
• 1/4 cup BUFFALO SAUCE (I used Ott's)
• 4 Tbs BUTTER, unsalted

Directions:

1. Start off by preparing the dough. Dissolve the brown sugar into the warm milk. Then pour this mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook.  Slowly mix in the flour and yeast, a ball of dough should start to form. If necessary add an extra 1/2 cup of flour to get the dough to come together. Let the mixer continue to kneed the dough on low speed for another 5-7 minutes. 
2. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and kneed a few more time just to form the dough into a smooth ball. Place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and allow the dough to rise. This will probably take 2-3 hours. The dough should double in size. 
3. While the dough is rising, mix up filling! In a medium sized bowl, mix together the chicken, blue cheese, cheddar cheese, buffalo sauce, and melted butter. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to make the bites!
4. Once the dough has risen, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and separate the dough into four equal 'chunks.'
5. Take one of the 'chunks' of dough and gently stretch it out into a 'rope' that is roughly 12 inches long. 
6. Then, using a rolling pin, roll out the rope so that the dough makes a 12 inch x 4 inch rectangle. 
7. Next, spoon 1/4 of the chicken mixture on the bottom third of the dough (try to leave about a 1/2 inch boarder along the bottom though). 
8. Then, take the bottom edge of the dough and stretch it over the top of the chicken and press to seal. 
9. Roll the chicken up tightly in the dough and then cut the rope into about 12 pieces.  
10. Repeat this process with the other 3 chunks of dough and the rest of the chicken.
11. Place all of the buffalo bites onto a greased cookie sheet (or two) and let them rest for about 30 minutes. This will allow the dough to rise a little bit more. 
12. Then bake them for 5-7 minutes! When they come out of the oven you can brush them with a little bit of butter if you are feeling extra indulgent!

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I found this delightful snack on this website: http://joelens.blogspot.com/2010/06/buffalo-chicken-bites.html