Pear Dessert Pizza

Name: Pear Dessert Pizza
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: Pizza Dough; 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; Pear Topping; 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter melted; 1 can (14 oz/398 mL) sliced pears drained; 1/4 cup (60 mL) packed brown sugar; 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground ginger; 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon; 1/4 cup (60 mL) walnuts or pecans chopped; vanilla ice cream optional

This is the Pear Dessert Pizza recipe.

Prep: 40 min - 45 min
Cooking: 8 min - 10 min

Yields 8 servings

Ingredients

Pizza Dough
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
Pear Topping
1 tbsp (15 mL) butter melted
1 can (14 oz/398 mL) sliced pears drained
1/4 cup (60 mL) packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground ginger
1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon
1/4 cup (60 mL) walnuts or pecans chopped
vanilla ice cream optional

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Preparation

Pizza Dough:

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.

Pear 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.