STRAWBERRIES!!!!

Strawberry season is finally here! Strawberries are my absolute favorite fruit. Each year I try to find strawberries as fresh and as sweet as the one's I can get at home in Chico, California from the little roadside stands. And...Friday I found a place that came in pretty close. There was a little farmer's stand on my drive back home from work that had a huge sign saying "STRAWBERRIES!" 5 minutes later I was back sitting in my car with 3 quart baskets full of small, but super sweet strawberries by my side :) :) :)


In my excitement of the strawberries, I thought I would share my favorite strawberry dessert recipe with you :)

Strawberry Pizza
Crust:
- Combine 1 cube butter (softened), 1/2 c. powdered sugar, & 1 c. flour
- I find it easiest to mix the above ingredients with my hand
- then pat the dough into a pizza pan....or onto a cookie sheet
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes
- Cool - spread 8 oz cream cheese over crust



Topping:
- Clean 2 baskets of strawberries & sweeten with 1/2 c. sugar
- let set, drain off juice (if there is not enough juice to make 1 c. add water)



- pour into saucepan - add 1/2 c. sugar (you can omit if the strawberries are really sweet), 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly (it will turn to an almost gelatin consistency)
- remove from heat & add 1 tablespoon butter
- let cool, stir in strawberries
- turn mixture onto crust




Ta Da - thin, crispy, flaky crust, smooth cream cheese, and sweet sweet strawberriness!

I've copied below the recipe so if you want to copy, paste, and then print it - you can do so without all the pictures.

Strawberry Pizza
Crust:
- Combine 1 cube butter (softened), 1/2 c. powdered sugar, & 1 c. flour
- I find it easiest to mix the above ingredients with my hand
- then pat the dough into a pizza pan....or onto a cookie sheet
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes
- Cool - spread 8 oz cream cheese over crust

Topping:
- Clean 2 baskets of strawberries & sweeten with 1/2 c. sugar
- let set, drain off juice (if there is not enough juice to make 1 c. add water)
- pour into saucepan - add 1/2 c. sugar (you can omit if the strawberries are really sweet), 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- stir over medium heat until thick and bubbly (it will turn to an almost gelatin consistency)
- remove from heat & add 1 tablespoon butter
- let cool, stir in strawberries
- turn mixture onto crust