Lemon Blueberry Pizza Food

LEMON BLUEBERRY PIZZA

Steps:

• Press cookie dough onto an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth; stir in yogurt. Spread over crust to within 1/2 in. of edges. Sprinkle with blueberries. Cut into wedges. Refrigerate leftovers.

LEMON BLUEBERRY PIZZA

Steps:

• For Crust: In a bowl, combine butter and lemon juice. Add crumbs and mix well. Pat evenly over bottom and sides of 12" pizza pan. Bake at 350 oven fir 5 minutes. Let cool.
• Filling: In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, icing sugar and lemon rind until fluffy. With mixer at high speed, slowly pour in cream and beat until combined. Spread cream mixture evenly over crust. Top with berries.
• Topping: In saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water and berries. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until mixture boils and becomes thick and clear. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Spoon slightly cooled topping over berries. Cover and chill until set, about 1 hour.

BLUEBERRY PIZZA

Steps:

• FOR THE DOUGH: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, zest & salt, then with a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the ricotta cheese, egg yolk, water & vanilla extract, then add this mixture to the flour mixture & stir with a fork just until the dough begins to come together when a small bit is pressed between your fingers.
• Shape the dough into a disk, then wrap in wax paper & refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.
• Position a rack in the middle of the oven & preheat the oven to 350 degrees F, then generously butter a large baking sheet.
• Place the dough on a lightly floured sheet of wax paper, then top that with another sheet of wax paper & roll out the dough to a 10-inch circle.
• Remove the top sheet of paper, transfer the dough, paper side up, to the prepared baking sheet, & then remove the remaining sheet of wax paper.
• Fold in the edge of the dough to make a 1/2-inch rim, before baking the crust for 15 minutes.
• FOR THE FILLING: Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss together just 2 pints of the blueberries with the sugar & zest, then pour this mixture onto the warm crust.
• Bake for another 45 minutes, then top the pizza with the final 1/2 pint of berries & bake 10 minutes longer.
• Remove the pizza from the oven & put the baking sheet with the pizza on a wire rack to cool for at least 5 minutes.
• Cut the pizza into wedges & serve warm.