Apple Dessert Pizza
Apple Dessert Pizza
Ingredients for Crust
- Warm water 1 cup
- Salt ½ tsp
- Sugar 1 tbsp
- Oil 2 tbsp
- Flour 3 cups
- Dry yeast 1 tbsp
- Apple Topping
- Butter 3 tbsp
- Apples, peeled & sliced 3
- Sugar ¾ cup
- Flour 3 tbsp
- Cinnamon 2 tsp
- Cream Cheese Spread
- Cream cheese, softened 4 ounces
- Sugar 2 tbsp
- Lemon juice 1 tbsp
- Nutmeg ¼ tsp
- Crumb Topping
- Flour 1/3 cup
- Cinnamon 1 tsp
- Sugar 1/3 cup
- Soft butter ¼ cup
- Oats 1/3 cup
Method
- Making the crust: First, combine water, salt, sugar, and oil in a small bowl. Whisk together flour and yeast in a large bowl. Add wet ingredients and knead into a smooth dough, adding additional flour if needed. Knead for about 5 minutes, cover dough with a towel, and then set aside to rest while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.Making the apple topping: Whisk together the flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Add butter and apples, and boil. Reduce heat and simmer just until apples are tender. Set aside to cool.Make the cream cheese spread by combining the cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, and nutmeg in a bowl and beating until smooth. Set aside.Combine crumb topping ingredients until mixed and crumbly.
- Punch down dough from step 1, and spread onto a greased 16-inch round pizza pan, or onto pan(s) of your choice. Gently spread cream cheese over dough with a knife or spatula. Pour apple mixture evenly over cream cheese. Sprinkle with crumb topping.Cover pizza and let set in a warm place for about 15-20 minutes. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and bake pizza in the center of the oven for 25-30 minutes, until done.
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