For a pizza look alike, use strawberries in thin slices which are
the "pepperoni," unshelled pistachios are my "green olives,"
diced pitted prunes are my "black olives," and the finale is
to coat the pizza with grated white chocolate as the
"Parmesan cheese."
Pizza Dough:
Flaky croissant dough or any pie dough or frozen puff pastry -
enough for 1, 10 inch puff pastry
(For the crust, in the restaurant we use a flaky croissant
dough for the crust, but any pie dough or frozen puff
pastry will work. We are using 1, 10 inch disc puff pastry.)
for the sauce:
1 bag fresh cranberries
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
toppings according to your taste:
strawberries
unshelled pistachios
prunes, pitted and diced
white chocolate, grated
orange segments
Roll crust out on any baking sheet. Place a large bowl
upside down on the dough. Carve around the bowl, with
a knife to make a perfect round circle.
Refrigerate 20 minutes or up to one day. You can do all
this the day before if needed.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Combine cranberries, water, sugar and lemon zest. Bring
to a boil, stirring occasionally, then simmer until the
cranberries burst. (The mixture might look like jam.)
This will take about 8 minutes.
Let cool to room temperature.
Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Spread the
refrigerated dough out on the baking sheet. Ladle the
cranberry puree evenly on the dough as you would
a tomato sauce on pizza dough.
Bake in the lower half of the oven . Bake 6 - 8 minutes
or until the crust is crisp and flaky and a nice golden brown
color. Make sure it is not doughy.
Place toppings of your choice on pie.
Serve on plates sprinkled with cinnamon. Slice the pie with
a pizza cutter and serve immediately.
It is delicious when served warm.
Serve with ice cream, either vanilla, eggnog, or your favorite flavor.
You can also make small pizzas, if you want individual pizzas for your
guests. This makes 2 pizzas.