THIN CRUST
HICKORY GRILLED CHICKEN
A SMEAR OF CREAM CHEESE
SCRATCH MADE PEPPER JELLY
MOZZARELLA, PROVOLONE
**This batch is a bit more spicy than others due to the late-season jalapenos having more of a kick.
There was a period during during the late 1900's when every family function or neighborhood get-together had somebody's Aunt tossing a block of cream cheese on a plate with some pepper jelly and a fist full of crackers - calling it an appetizer. I loved it so much. Hands down my favorite party food of the 90's.
The pepper jelly is sweet, a little spicy with a tiny tang, which is why it works so darn well with the cream cheese. I added some simple sliced chicken things that I grilled over a hickory fire to make this pizza feel more substantial. But the star of this pie is still the pepper jelly. Hope you love this taste of nostalgia. And if you're one of the few heroes who still makes the cream cheese block for family functions, I love you.
(Even though every church cookbook that I've collected over the years says this is a Jelly, from a culinary perspective it's a Jam. But I am not about to go to war with the church cookbook ladies of America.)
