Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Strawberry Pizza

Ingredients:

8 ounce package of cream cheese, divided
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, chilled
1 c. baking mix, such as Bisquick
2 Tbsp. honey
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. lemon zest 
1 1/2 quarts of strawberries, cleaned and hulled, sliced in half and dried
white or dark chocolate, for garnish

Directions:
 
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Lightly spray a 12″ pizza pan with cooking spray.
Cut 3 oz. cream cheese and 2 Tbsp. butter into baking mix.  Mixture will resemble coarse crumbs.  Form dough into a ball, then pat out onto the pizza pan.  The crust will be very thin.  

Bake for 6-8 minutes or until crust is lightly brown.  Cool completely.
Cream together 5 oz. of cream cheese, honey, sugar, and lemon zest or extract until smooth.

Assemble pizza just before serving, if possible.  The crust becomes softer if made too far in advance.  Spread the cream cheese mixture onto the cooled crust.  Arrange the sliced strawberries in a circular pattern over the crust, starting with one berry in the center.

Melt chocolate in the microwave at 30 second intervals, at reduced power, until melted.  Drizzle over strawberries.   Cut into 10-12 slices and serve.