Fruited Cheese Pizza

"I know I got this recipe from either Gourmet or Bon Appetit maybe 15-20 years or so ago. It has become a summer fixture in my home. Always impressive and delicious. The fruit in the ingredients list is what the recipe listed, but I have happily subbed all kinds of fresh (and tinned) fruit over the years."
 
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photo by Ambervim photo by Ambervim
photo by Ambervim
photo by Ambervim photo by Ambervim
Ready In:
1hr 10mins
Ingredients:
24
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • For crust: Sprinkle yeast and pinch of sugar into milk in small bowl; stir to dissolve.
  • Let stand until foamy and proofed, about 10 minutes.
  • Butter large bowl.
  • Combine 2 ½ cups flour, ¼ cup sugar and salt in another large bowl.
  • Make well in center.
  • Add yeast mixture, butter and eggs to well and blend until smooth.
  • Gradually draw flour from inner edge of well into center until all flour is incorporated.
  • Turn out onto work surface, which you have floured with some of the remaining ½ cup flour.
  • Knead in whatever flour is left, then continue kneading until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
  • Add dough to prepared bowl, turning to coat surface of dough with butter.
  • Let rise in warm, draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 ¾ hours.
  • Butter a 16 inch pizza pan.
  • Punch dough down.
  • Roll out to circle ¼ to 1/8 inch thick.
  • Fit into pan, pressing onto sides.
  • Let dough rise in warm area until puffy, about 20 minutes.
  • Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350F.
  • For topping: Beat cheese, ½ cup sugar, yolks, flour, sour cream, peel, vanilla, salt and spices until smooth.
  • Spoon into unbaked shell, spreading evenly.
  • Sprinkle with 2 tblsps of sugar.
  • Bake until crust is browned and filling is set, about 35 minutes.
  • Cool completely in pan.
  • Decorate with fruit.
  • Use your imagination to make an attractive pattern of contrasting colours.
  • Brush generously with melted jam (you may not need whole amount – not to worry, jam will rethicken as it cools and is great on buttered toast!).
  • Serve within 5 hours.

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Reviews

  1. Made this for coffee hour at church. Almost all gone. I used mango and peach jam. Tasty. I would rather make 2 and have thinner bread. Cream cheese topping nice!!!!!
     
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<style>body { background: url("http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3512121819_f2f1aaf050.jpg?v=0"); background-repeat: repeat-y; }</style> OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages! I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure. So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call. What did I do wrong? Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths. I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time. That's all for now.
 
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