Peach dessert pizza

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupButter
¼cupSugar, confectioners
1cupFlour
2tablespoonsPeach jam; melted
¼poundsCream cheese
½cupWhipping cream
1teaspoonOrange rind; grated
6Peach; peeled, pitted and sl
cupOrange juice
½cupPeach or apricot jam
2tablespoonsCornstarch
2tablespoonsSugar, brown
½cupWhipping cream
Sugar
Shared by; Sharon Stevens
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Directions

CRUST

FILLING

GLAZE

GARNISH

In food processor or in bowl with pastry blender, combine butter, icing sugar and flour until mixture holds together when pressed with fingers. Pat into 12 inch pizza pan; prick all over with fork. Bake in 350F oven for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned; let cool.

FILLING: Brush crust with melted jam to seal. In bowl, beat together cream cheese whipping cream and orange rind; spread over crust.

Attractively arrange peach lices on top.

GLAZE: In small saucepan, blend together orange juice, jam, cornstarch and brown sugar; cook, stirring constantly, until boiling, thickened and clear. let cool slightly; spoon over peaches.

GARNISH: Whip cream; add sugar to taste. Using pastry bag or spoon, pipe around edge of pizza. Makes 8-10 servings.

Origin: Canadian Living cooking collection: Great Desserts