Strawberry Dessert Pizza

Ingredients

Crust

• 1/2 pound butter, two sticks
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

Topping

• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 pints Florida strawberries

Glaze

• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon water

Preparation

1. To make crust, cream together butter and sugar with mixer until fluffy. Add egg, baking powder, salt and vanilla extract until mixture is smooth. Add flour and mix until smooth dough is formed. Place finished dough in between two sheets of wax paper and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Remove from refrigerator and roll dough out to 1/4-inch thickness and in round shape. Place dough in greased 12-inch pizza pan and bake in preheated 350°F oven for 25 minutes or until crust is light brown. Cool completely.
2. To make topping, combine cream cheese, honey and sugar until smooth. Spread evenly over cooled cookie crust, leaving 1/2-inch border uncovered. Place sliced strawberries around outside border; fill in middle of pizza.
3. To make glaze, combine honey and water; brush over top of finished pizza.

Notes, Tips & Suggestions

Kids Can: Glaze top of finished pizza. Place sliced strawberries on top of pizza.

Grown Up Alert: Adults should help with oven.

Source

Fresh from Florida and Florida Specialty Crop Foundation

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