Cooking Tip
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Making Better Pizza Crusts:

Use high-gluten flour such as Pillsbury Bread Flour and Gold Medal
Better for Bread. Use 1 oz. dough portion or less per 1" pizza
diameter (for example, 7 oz. dough = 8" pizza). Store individual
raw dough portions dusted with flour in Ziploc bags in
refrigerator up to a week or in freezer up to a month. Bake on
pizza stone or pizza screen for crisper crust.

Philly Cheesesteak Pizza

1 Medium Onion, sliced

1 Medium Green pepper, sliced

8 oz. Mushrooms, sliced

8 oz. Roast beef, shaved

3 tbls. Worchestershire sauce

1/4 teas. Black pepper

1 Batch Sicilian Thick Crust Dough

3 tbls. Olive oil

1 teas. Crushed garlic

4 cups provolone cheese

1/4 cups Parmesan cheese, grated

Saute vegetables in 1 tb. olive oil until limp; add roast beef.

Cook for three more minutes. Add Worchestershire sauce and pepper; stir and remove from heat. Set aside. Brush prepared dough with

3 tb. olive oil and spread crushed garlic over entire surface of dough.

Top with a light layer of shredded cheese, then meat/vegetable mixture, distributing evenly. Top with remaining shredded cheese, then Parmesan.

Bake in prehated 500F oven until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Let sit 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats

Ingredients

·  3/4 cup chunky natural-style peanut butter

·  3/4 cup honey

·  6 cups crispy brown rice cereal

·  2/3 cup (3 ounces) dried cherries, chopped

·  Cooking spray

·  Cooking Directions

Combine the peanut butter and honey in a large pot and heat over medium-love heat until melted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the brown rice cereal and cherries and stir to combine until the mixture is sticky. Press into a 9X13-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Chill in the refrigerator for 40 minutes. Cut into fifteen 2 1/2 X 3-inch squares.

Makes 15 servings

Upside Down Apple Pie

Serves: 6

Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 min

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, melted, divided
• ¹/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• ¹/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (15-ounce) package folded refrigerated pie crusts
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¹/3 cup all-purpose flour
• ³/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 large Granny Smith or other firm apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch wedges

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a deep-dish pie plate with nonstick cooking spray and line it with waxed paper. Coat waxed paper with cooking spray.
    
2. In a small bowl, combine 4 tablespoons butter, the brown sugar, and pecans; mix well and spread evenly over bottom of pie plate. Unfold 1 pie crust and place it in pie plate, pressing crust firmly against nut mixture and sides of plate; set aside.
    
3. In a large bowl, combine granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, and remaining 2 tablespoons butter; mix well. Add apples and toss gently to coat. Spoon into pie crust.
    
4. Unfold second pie crust and place over apple mixture. Trim and fold edges together to seal. Using a knife, cut four 1-inch slits in top crust.
    
5. Bake 1 to 1-1/4 hours, or until crust is golden (see Tip).
    
6. Carefully loosen waxed paper around rim and invert pie onto a serving plate while still hot. Remove waxed paper and allow to cool slightly; cut into wedges and serve warm, or allow to cool completely before serving.
    

Preparation Tip

To make sure you don't have to do any oven cleanup, position a cookie sheet on the bottom oven rack to catch any juices that may leak from the pie while it's baking.

Baked Apple Pancake

Serves: 9

Cooking Time: 12 min

Ingredients

• 2 ¹/4 cups packaged pancake and waffle mix
• 1 ¹/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 ¹/2 cups cored, peeled, and chopped apples (about 2 small apples)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Coat a 10" x 15" rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
    
2. In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients except the apples; beat well with a whisk. Stir the apples into the batter and pour onto the baking sheet.
    
3. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the pancake is lightly browned on top. Cut into serving-sized pieces.

Microwave Stuffed "Baked" Apples

Serves: 2

Cooking Time: 5 min

Ingredients

• 2 Red Delicious or McIntosh apples, peeled halfway from top and cored
• ¹/4 cup low-fat granola cereal
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ¹/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Place apples in a 1-quart microwave-safe baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap, loosening one corner to vent. Microwave on high 2 minutes.
    
2. Combine cereal, brown sugar , and cinnamon. Stuff into cored apple cavities, filling to the top. Cover with plastic wrap, loosening one corner to vent. Microwave on high 2 minutes, or until apples are soft. Let sit 2 to 3 minutes before serving.