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Pizza, pizza, we all scream for pizza!!!

OK, so how does pizza fit in with Christmas???

Pizza is a great appetizer for any holiday party!
Being the pizza lover that I am, I have found several pizza recipes that will put the HO HO HO into your next holiday get-together!!!

 

 

Cranberry Camembert Pizza Recipe 

 

 

Ingredients

• 1 tube (13.8 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust
• 1 round (8 ounces) Camembert cheese, rind removed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 3/4 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

• Unroll crust onto a lightly greased 12-in. pizza pan; flatten dough and build up edges slightly. Bake at 425° for 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Sprinkle cheese over crust. Spoon cranberry sauce evenly over crust; sprinkle with pecans.
• Bake 8-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before cutting. Yield: 12-14 slices.

Recipe courtesy of Country Woman magazine

PS..Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied white wine such as Riesling or Gewürtztraminer

 

 

 

 

 



 Smoked Salmon and Goat Cheese Pizza Bites

 

Ingredients

• Basic Pizza Dough, recipe follows
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 6 ounces goat cheese
• 8 ounces smoked salmon, thinly sliced
• 2 ounces salmon roe
• 1/4 cup minced shallots or green onions
• Fresh sprigs of dill, garnish

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly grease a large baking sheet and set aside.

Remove the dough from the bowl. On a lightly floured surface, knead briefly. Let rest for 10 minutes. Roll out into a rectangle, about 16 by 10 inches, and cut into six squares, about 5 inches each. Lightly brush each square with olive oil, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Bake until starting to turn light golden brown, about 6 minutes. Evenly cover each square with goat cheese and return to the oven until the crust is golden brown and slightly crisp and the cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Cut each square in half diagonally. Arrange smoked salmon on each pieces and top with a dollop of salmon roe. Sprinkle with shallots, garnish with a small sprig of dill, and serve immediately.

Basic Pizza Dough:
1 cup warm (110 degrees F) water

1 (1/4-ounce) envelope active dry yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

3 cups bleached all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

 

In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, sugar, and 1 tablespoon oil and stir to combine. Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.

Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the salt, mixing by hand until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Continue adding the flour, 1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until all the flour is incorporated but the dough is still slightly sticky. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth but still slightly tacky, 3 to 5 minutes.

Oil a large mixing bowl with the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil. Place the dough in the bowl and turn to oil all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set in a warm, draft-free place until nearly doubled in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

 

Use as directed.

 

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse



 

 

This next recipe is a great one to get the little ones involved in...
 

 

 

O' Christmas Treat Pizza~recipe courtesy of Disney's Spoonful  





 

What you'll need

• 1 package frozen, chopped spinach
• Yellow, red, and orange bell peppers
• Olive oil
• Cornmeal
• Pizza dough for one 12-inch round pie
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 to 1/3 grated Romano cheese
• Feta cheese

How to make it

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Cook the spinach, drain, and press it to squeeze out excess liquid. Set aside.
2. Use tiny cookie cutters to shape circles and stars from the peppers. Set aside.
3. Coat a 12-inch pizza pan with olive oil, then sprinkle on the cornmeal. Roll the dough into a circle and place on the pan, pushing the edges to the rim.
4. Spread the tomato sauce on the dough and sprinkle on the grated Romano cheese. Top with the chopped spinach and then drizzle olive oil over the spinach. Sprinkle the crumbled feta over the spinach and arrange the pepper circles.
5. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the bottom of the crust is browned. Cut the pizza into triangular slices and then trim the crust to form a trunk. Finally, top each slice with a yellow star. Makes one 12-inch pizza.