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Patriotic Pizzas Recipe

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Here's a pie-in-the-sky-idea—pizzas you decorate like a high-flyin' flag! CT's crafty cooks topped the treat in two ways: With stripes for the U.S. and with a maple leaf for Canada. Both designs consist of tangy fruit and smooth cream cheese over a tender crust. Since each version is simple to make, you can quickly raise either one for a summer picnic or patriotic party.—Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

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Patriotic Pizzas Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

CRUST:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup cold butter
AMERICAN FLAG:
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 cups halved fresh strawberries
1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
Star pastry tip #21
CANADIAN FLAG:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
3 cups halved fresh strawberries
Round pastry tip #5

Directions

Pizza Crust: In a bowl, combine the flour and confectioners' sugar. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until crumbly. Press the mixture onto a greased 12-in. pizza pan. Bake at 325° for 10-15 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned. Let cool.
American flag: In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar. Add the vanilla and lemon juice, mixing until smooth. Spread 1 cup cream cheese mixture over the crust. Set the remaining cream cheese mixture aside.
Referring to the photo for position, arrange five rows of strawberries on top of the pizza to create the red strips of flag. Place the blueberries in the upper left corner.
Cut a hole in the corner of the plastic or pastry bag and insert the star tip. Fill the bag with the reserved cream cheese mixture. For the white stripes, pipe a zigzag pattern between the rows of strawberries.
Canadian flag: In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar. Add the vanilla and lemon juice, mixing until smooth. Spread 3/4 cup cream cheese mixture over the crust. Set the remaining mixture aside.
Arrange strawberries in the shape of a maple leaf on top of the pizza.
Cut a hole in the corner of the plastic or pastry bag and insert the round tip. Fill the bag with the reserved cream cheese mixture. Pipe veins on the maple leaf. Yield: 1 pizza.

Crafter thought: Interested in making a different flag that celebrates your heritage? If you"ll need fruit in other colors, try kiwi for green, pineapple for gold, etc. Or, use M&M candies instead.
Finished size: Each pizza measures about 12 inches across.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 377 calories, 21 g fat (13 g saturated fat), 62 mg cholesterol, 190 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Patriotic Pizzas in Country Woman July/August 2001, p42

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Reviewed on Jul. 06, 2011 by LVITALSIGNS

This was a HUGE hit! Easy to do, tasted great! I added lemon rind to the base, instead of lemon juice & substituted 2- Pilsbury Sugar Cookie Dough for the crust (will need additional cooking time). Also, substituted the sugar for 3/4 C. powdered sugar, added an extra tsp. vanilla and folded in 8 oz. of cool whip. Yummy!

Reviewed on Jul. 04, 2011 by Jehalv

I made this cookie for a summer party. It looked great and everyone came back for seconds!

Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2011 by annsway1

Oh my, delicious is the word for this one!

I had all the ingredients and my grandsons helped make it. Try it. We guarantee you will like !

Reviewed on May. 30, 2011 by lori-g-02

They all look so delicious.Haven't tried them all as of yet,but i am certainly going to.The cakes I have tried are so very good.Thank you so much for the wonderful recipes.Keep them coming.