Exotic Fruit Dessert Pizza Food

EXOTIC FRUIT DESSERT PIZZA

Steps:

• For the icing: Combine the mascarpone, sour cream, cinnamon, lemon juice and zest and salt in a bowl. Add some agave nectar to desired sweetness. Chill.
• For the crust: Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Stretch and shape the pizza dough on a floured surface into a 12- to 14-inch round. Transfer to the baking stone and a bake until golden.
• For the toppings: Meanwhile, cut the mango, peach and pineapple into 1-inch cubes. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fruit, along with the lime juice, sugar and jalapeno and saute until cooked through.
• Remove the pan from the heat and carefully add the brandy. Return the pan to the heat and bring to a simmer. Carefully ignite the fruit mixture. Allow the flame to subside and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the salt.
• Spread the icing on the warm pizza crust and top with the fruit mixture.

DESSERT PIZZA WITH MANGO, PEACHES, AND STAR FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put the sliced fruit into a bowl and cover with wine; let it sit for 30 minutes. Smear the cream cheese frosting onto the pizza shell to desired thickness. Place the fruit on top of the frosting, and sprinkle with brown sugar. The pizza is then baked according to pizza shell directions or until frosting is melted and crust is crisp.

EXOTIC MUSHROOM PIZZA

Steps:

• Put pizza stone in oven and heat to 425 degrees. While stone is heating, brush olive oil evenly over shell and bake 5 to 7 minutes or until oil bubbles. (If using thin crust pizza, you can eliminate pre-baking of the pizza crust.)
• While shell bakes begin cooking the mushrooms. Heat saute or fry pan on high heat, add the oil, garlic and shallots and quickly saute for approximately 30 seconds. Do not allow the garlic/shallot mixture to burn.
• Add mushrooms to hot pan, saute quickly until most of the mushroom juices have evaporated (3 to 5 minutes), then add wine. Continue to saute until wine completely evaporates and mushrooms have turned a darker shade or brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove mushroom mixture from heat.
• Remove shell from oven (leave stone in oven to keep it hot) and allow to cool slightly. Spread the gorgonzola cheese evenly over the warm crust so that it melts slightly. You can dip your fingers in olive oil to spread the gorgonzola. Spread the mushroom mixture evenly over the crust. Add the Fontina cheese, distributing it as evenly as possible. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Place on hot stone in oven and bake 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned and bubbly. Cool and cut into small rectangles for hors d'oeuvres or into pie-shaped pieces for first course or main course portions. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• This recipe can be adjusted to suit personal taste such as adding dried, red hot pepper or use different cheeses; however you should not eliminate the gorgonzola. It can be served with champagne as an hors d'oeuvre and with dry red wine as an appetizer or main course with a tossed salad.

INDIVIDUAL FRUIT PIZZAS

Steps:

• For the cookie crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar, orange zest and vanilla thoroughly. Add in the eggs and beat until light and fluffy. Add in the milk and mix.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt). Then blend this into the cream mixture. Wrap in plastic wrap and flatten into a disc, and then refrigerate for 1 hour (or freeze for 20 minutes).
• Roll out the dough into one large rectangle. Then, using a 4 1/2-inch cutter, cut out circles of dough.
• Bake until the cookie dough is cooked and golden brown, but not overly crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
• For the topping: Using a mixer with a whisk attachment, whip together the marshmallow creme and cream cheese until light.
• Serve the cooled crusts with the cream mixture and a platter of fruit. Let everyone build their own pizza by spreading the cream mixture on the crust and then decorating with as much fruit as desired!