Corned Beef Pizza Swirls

Name: Corned Beef Pizza Swirls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon active dry yeast; 1 cup warm whole milk (110° to 115°); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons caraway seeds; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; THOUSAND ISLAND SAUCE:; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 3 tablespoons finely diced dill pickles; 2 tablespoons ketchup; 1 teaspoon brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon onion powder; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 dashes Louisiana-style hot sauce; Dash garlic powder; PIZZA SWIRLS:; 3/4 pound thinly sliced corned beef; 1/2 pound thinly sliced lacy Swiss cheese

You don't have to wait until St. Patrick's Day to enjoy this easy Reuben appetizer. Deli meat and cheese make it doable year-round. —Colleen Delawder, Herndon, Virginia

Ingredients

2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 cup warm whole milk (110° to 115°)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons caraway seeds
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
THOUSAND ISLAND SAUCE:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons finely diced dill pickles
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 dashes Louisiana-style hot sauce
Dash garlic powder
PIZZA SWIRLS:
3/4 pound thinly sliced corned beef
1/2 pound thinly sliced lacy Swiss cheese

Directions

Add sugar and yeast to warm milk; let stand 15 minutes. Beat yeast mixture, oil, kosher salt and caraway seeds until blended. Beat in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, just until combined. With oiled hands, place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.
Meanwhile, mix all ingredients for Thousand Island sauce; refrigerate.
Punch down dough. To assemble pizza swirls, turn dough onto a well-floured surface; roll into a 15x10-in. rectangle. Arrange corned beef and cheese slices to within 3/4 in. of edges. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal and tuck ends under. Cut crosswise into 1-in. slices. Place slices, sides touching, on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
Preheat oven to 375°. Cover pizza swirls with greased foil; let stand 20 minutes. Bake, covered, 20 minutes; remove foil and bake until golden brown, 15-20 minutes longer. Serve warm with Thousand Island sauce.

If your milk is too cold, you may not activate the yeast; if it's too warm, you may kill it. To be safe, use a thermometer. Allow the pizza dough to double in size before rolling it out, which may take anywhere between 2 and 4 hours depending on how warm your house is. Using a mezzaluna makes cutting the pizza swirls quick and effortless. If using prepared pizza dough, scatter 1 teaspoon caraway seeds on top before layering with corned beef and cheese.