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Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Strawberry Pizza

6 T. butter or margarine
1/2 cup of sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 1/4 cups of flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Filling
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese softened
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2 cups fresh sliced strawberries
1 cup of sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 cups crushed strawberries

In a mixing bowl cream butter and sugar for two minutes. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. On a floured surface roll dough into 13 in circle. Transfer to an ungreased pizza pan. Build up edges slightly. Bake at 350 for 18-22 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool completely.

Ina mixing bowl beat the cream cheese and confectioners sugar until smooth. Spread over crust. Arrange slices strawberries on top. In a sauce pan combine the sugar, cornstarch and crushed berries until blended. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for two minutes or until thickened. Cool slightly. Spoon over strawberries. Refrigerate until serving. Yield 12-16 servings.

1 comments:

MyKidsMom said...

Oh calamity- did I have to look at this one? It sounds SO yummy! I think I'll take it on myself to see where I could lower some fat content on it.