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Spicy Apple Chips
2 apples
Tajin Seasoning
Cilantro (finely chopped)
Cracked black pepper
Slice apples thinly using a Mandolin.
Immediately fry until golden. Or, if you
are prepping apples ahead, place apple
slices into a bath of ¼ teaspoon of salt
blended with 2 cups of water for 10 minutes,
drain and store in refrigerator for later use.
Once the apples have fried, drain excess
oil. Place in bowl and sprinkle Tajin chili/
lime seasoning, crack black pepper and
cilantro and toss.
Enjoy.
Before we get to the sweet
apple dessert pizza that so many pizzerias
are accustomed to, I want to let you in
on the savory and sweet combination that
makes a dynamite dinner pizza. Since we
are located in Kentucky, I'm using country
ham. It's a drier, smoky and saltier ham
than typical deli ham. You could also use
pancetta here.
Country Ham & Apple Pizza
1 14-ounce pizza dough ball
1 ounce goat cheese (crumbled)
2 ounces shredded whole milk mozzarella
½
Granny Smith apple, thinly sliced
and bathed in salted water
Sea salt, to taste
Extra virgin olive oil
5 slices country ham
Stretch dough to desired diameter.
Evenly spread olive oil. Top pizza with half
of the mozzarella. Distribute country ham.
Then top with apple slices. Add the remainder
of the mozzarella. Sprinkle crumbled
goat cheese.
Immediately after removing pizza from
the oven.
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle a
pinch of sea salt over the top.
This is a favorite dessert pizza
on PizzaToday.com and for good
reason. It brings all the delicious flavors
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DENISE GREER is the Executive Editor of
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of apple crisp to pizza. Try it today. You
can even change it up with a little trick I
learned from my mother to include some
crushed Red Hot candies.
Caramel Apple Crisp Pizza
9-ounce dough ball
2/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 medium tart apples, like Granny
Smith, cored and sliced thin using
a mandolin
½ cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup salted butter, softened and
divided
½ cup caramel topping
Toss dough and add to a greased pizza
screen.
Melt ¼ cup butter and brush dough with
butter.
In a medium bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon
and flour.
Using a mandolin, slice apples thinly and
immediately add to flour mixture to toss.
Lay the coated apple slices atop the buttered
dough, overlapping the edges.
To make a crumble to place over the apples,
combine brown sugar, flour, cinnamon
and softened - but not melted - butter.
Use your hands or a spatula coated in
cooking spray to blend the topping until
mixed and spread over the apples. Be sure
to leave about a ¼-inch border.
Bake at 425 F for about 15 minutes until
dough is fully baked.
Remove from oven.
Warm caramel topping in the microwave
for a few seconds until softened and drizzle
liberally over pizza.
Chef's Note: Chopped peanuts are a
crunchy addition as a topping.
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