Carbonara Pizza Appetizer Food

SMOKED SALMON PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Crisp pizza crust 5 minutes on perforated pizza pan or on oven rack.
• While pizza crust is in oven, mix sour cream with lemon juice and dill in a small bowl.
• Remove pizza shell from oven and let stand until cool to the touch. You have a pocket of time here to work on other recipes.
• On cool, crisp pizza shell, spread the sour cream-dill sauce in an even layer. Evenly distribute sliced smoked salmon, working all the way to the edges.
• Top pizza with sliced cucumber, red onion, and capers.
• To serve, cut pizza in 1/2. Cut each 1/2 in 1/2 again, 4 cuts across. Turn the pan a 1/4 turn and slice into quarters, making 16 cuts.

BACON-CARBONARA APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Place pizza crusts in single layer on baking sheet; spread with sauce.
• Top with remaining ingredients.
• Bake 8 min. or until crusts are crisp and golden brown, and pizzas are heated through.

CARBONARA PIZZA APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Grease a 12 inch pizza pan.
• Press pizza dough into pan.
• Prick dough with a fork.
• Bake at 425 for 7 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Saute onion and garlic in butter in a saucepan until tender.
• Stir in flour and pepper.
• Gradually add milk.
• Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Reduce heat; stir in parmesan cheese.
• Spread mixture over hot crust.
• Sprinkle with bacon, monterrey jack cheese and green onion.
• Bake at 425 for 8 to 12 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.
• Serve warm.

CARBONARA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F with a pizza stone on the highest rack.
• Make the egg cream by whisking together the Parmesan, eggs and a big sprinkle of black pepper until thick and foamy.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and add the pancetta. Cook over high heat until crunchy and fragrant, about 6 minutes.
• Stretch the dough on a floured work surface to an 11-inch circle. Spoon the egg cream onto the center of the pizza and spread over the dough with a spoon. Evenly distribute the pancetta on top and sprinkle over the mozzarella.
• Transfer the dough onto the pizza stone and bake until puffy, about 6 minutes, then turn on the broiler and broil until the crust takes on some color, 45 seconds.
• Remove the pizza and top with a sprinkle of pecorino, more crushed black pepper and a swirl of olive oil.