Double Cheese Pita Pizzas Food

PITA PIZZAS

Steps:

• Core the tomatoes and halve them crosswise, then squeeze the juices and seeds into a large bowl. Whisk in 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add the arugula but don't toss; set aside. Dice the tomatoes and toss in a separate bowl with the olives and rosemary.
• Preheat a grill to medium high. Brush the onion rounds with olive oil and season with salt. Grill until soft, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and separate the rings. Reduce the grill heat to medium.
• Brush both sides of the pitas with olive oil and grill until marked, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Top with some of the tomato-olive mixture, ricotta, mozzarella and onion. Cover and grill until the cheese melts, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Toss the arugula with the dressing and pile on top of the pitas. Season with salt and the red pepper flakes and drizzle with olive oil.

DOUBLE CHEESE PIZZA BITES

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup flour, sugar, and yeast in bowl. Stir in the water and oil until blended. Pulse 1 3/4 cups flour and salt in food processor to mix. Add yeast mixture and pulse until blended. With motor running, add remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft dough forms (you will need to process about 2 minutes). Dough is ready when it comes together in a ball.
• Dust work surface lightly with flour. Turn out dough and knead until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls in your hands. Then flatten into 3-inch rounds. Cover with clean kitchen towel; let rest 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450°F Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Wrap 3 in plastic; refrigerate. Cut remaining dough into 12 equal pieces; shape each into 1 1/2-inch ball. Arrange on baking sheets; flatten into 3-inch rounds. Lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cut tomatoes into thin slices, then fan out slices. Top each pizza with 2 or 3 slices. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon fontina, a little Parmesan, plus a few olive slivers and oregano leaves. Bake until bubbly and crust is golden, about 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough.
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• To keep dough from sticking to the food processor, lightly coat the inside of the bowl with nonstick cooking spray.

CHEESE PITA

Steps:

• thaw phyllo.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• lay thawed phyllo on a flat surface and cover with damp tea towel.
• mix cheese, eggs and salt - set aside.
• on an 11" x 17" greased baking pan lay phyllo to cover.
• brush with melted butter.
• repeat until there are six layers.
• spread cheese filling evenly over phyllo, leaving about 1/2" around the edges.
• cover with phyllo brushed with butter.
• repeat until there are eight layers.
• tuck in egdes.
• brush top lightly with butter.
• bake until top browns, approximately 30 minutes.

PITA PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Spread pasta sauce evenly over both pitas.
• Sprinkle with onion, green pepper and ham.
• Cover with cheese.
• Place on a cookie sheet or baking stone and bake for 10 minutes (or until cheese starts to brown).

DOUBLE CHEESE PITA PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and spinach and continue to cook until well mixed and the spinach is heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Put the cottage cheese in the bowl of a food processor and puree until smooth. Lay the pita breads on 2 baking sheets and evenly brush with the remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Evenly spread with the pureed cottage cheese to the edge of each pita and then top with the sausage mixture, red onions and shredded cheese.
• Bake until the pita is crisp around the edges and the cheese is melted, 12 to 15 minutes. Scatter with the basil.