Apple Dessert Pizza
Posted by Linda
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup plus
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teas salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil spread
1 egg
1 water
1 ground cinnamon
4 medium Granny Smith apples
1/2 cup apricot preserves
Yield: 10 servings
Preheat oven to 350*F. In large bowl, combine flour, 1/2 -cup sugar, baking
powder, and salt. Cut in spread using pastry blender until mixture resembles
coarse crumbs. Add combined egg and water; stir until mixture forms a ball of
dough. Place dough in center of 13" round baking stone. Roll dough into a 12"
circle creating 1/2" lip around edge. Combine remaining 2-tablespoons sugar and
cinnamon. Sprinkle over bottom of crust. Peel, core, and slice apples with; cut
apples in half. Arrange slices over crust beginning at outside edge, overlapping
closely. Fill center with remaining slices to form blossom shape. Bake 40
minutes or until apples are tender and crust is light golden brown. Heat apricot
preserves in microwave on HIGH 30-45 seconds or until melted. Brush over warm
apples and crust. Serve warm or cool. |