STRAWBERRY DESSERT PIZZA
INGREDIENTS
Crust: · 1/2 lb butter (two sticks) · 2/3 cup sugar · 1 egg · 1/4 teaspoon baking powder · 1/8 teaspoon salt · 1½ teaspoon vanilla · 2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
Topping: · 8 oz. package cream cheese · 1/4 cup strawberry puree (about 4 fresh strawberries in a blender) · 1 tablespoon honey · 2 tablespoons sugar · 3 pints fresh Florida strawberries
DIRECTIONS
Crust Cream together butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy; add egg, baking powder, salt and vanilla till mixture is smooth; add flour and mix till a smooth dough is formed. Place finish dough in between two sheet of wax paper and refrigerate for about 20 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and roll the dough out to about a 1/4 inch thickness and in a round shape. Place the dough in a greased 12 inch pizza pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until crust is a light brown. Cool completely.
Topping Combine cream cheese, puree, honey, and sugar until smooth. Spread evenly over the cooled cookie crust, leaving a ½ inch border uncovered. Place whole strawberries around the outside border and use sliced berries to fill in the middle of the pizza.
Glaze (optional): • 1 tablespoons honey • 1 teaspoon water Combine honey and water and brush over the top of finished pizza.
Strawberry pizza
Courtesy of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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