Pear Dessert Pizza

Course Desserts & Sweets
Prep. Time 40 - 45 mins
Cooking Time 8 - 10 mins
Yields 1 13-inch pizza

Preparation
Nutritional Info
Comments (2)

Preparation

What You Need

Base:

1 1/2 cups (375 ml) Five Roses Bread Flour

1 tsp (5 ml) Fleischmann's Quick Rise Yeast

1 tsp (5 ml) salt

1 tbsp (15 ml) honey

1 1/2 tsp (7 ml) butter

1/2 cup (125 ml) warm water

Topping:

1 tbsp (15 ml) butter, melted

14 oz (398 ml) sliced pears, drained

1/4 cup (50 ml) packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp (2 ml) each ground ginger

and cinnamon

1/4 cup (50 ml) chopped walnuts or

pecans

Vanilla ice cream, optional

Instructions

Base:
Blend flour, yeast and salt in food processor fitted with a metal blade; add honey and butter. With motor running, drizzle in water; mix for 2 minutes or until ball forms.

Knead dough into a smooth ball, using flour if necessary. place in buttered bowl, turning to coat all over. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes. Roll dough into 13-inch (33 cm) circle and transfer to a lightly floured pizza pan or baking sheet; fold under edge to make a rim.

Topping:
Brush pizza base evenly with melted butter; stir together sugar, ginger and cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over base. Arrange fruit on pizza base; sprinkle nuts evenly over top.

Bake in bottom third of 450 ºF (230 ºC) oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.

Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 191 Calories
Protein: 4 g
Carbohydrate: 35 g
Fibre: 1.8 g
Fat: 5 g
Sodium: 238 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 2 % / 17 mg
Folacin: 11 %
Magnesium: 6 %
Iron: 5 %
Zinc: 4 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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Jennifer
March 9th, 2011

Some Brie on this would be nice too.
Joanne
March 3rd, 2011

A dollop of creme fraiche, yogurt. mascarpone would be a nice creamy addition.