Dessert Pizza

{Some photos updated 4/26/2013}

Okay, this recipe is coming with a warning:  If you are trying to be "good" eating-wise, don't make this.  If you think you can make it and just eat one piece, I dare you.  (Tyler is a dessert snob and even he couldn't just eat one piece)

A month or so ago, my brother, Davey, called and asked if I had a recipe for dessert pizza.  Imagine my embarrassment when I had to say no!  I feel like I do a lot of cooking, but I am still, very often, finding myself noticing things I have never made before.  But something like dessert pizza?  Shouldn't that have been like the first thing I ever made?  It feels like it should have been.  I really don't know what the purpose of life has been up until this point.  Life has been meaningless without this pizza.  Have I mentioned that biggest loser competition I'm in?   Yeah, this pizza single handedly ruined my chances.  Okay, it wasn't single handedly, there have been plenty of other temptations (like Cadbury and all it's eggs, to name one) but this was a big participant.  Have I scared you away yet?  If you are still around, you should also know that the ingredients for this pizza are probably already in your kitchen (or easy to find) and is pretty darn easy to make.  If you ask me, that's a dangerous combination.  And if you still haven't been scared away....I've done all I can, I can't be held responsible for your demise.   

But I like that you don't scare easily.  

(Neither do I since I have made it twice.  But the last time was Monday and I am trying to stay strong, at least for a few weeks.  Soon I might need a support group.)

We had a pizza night and had pizzas of all kinds, including dessert pizza.  I would do that again.  I would also just make this by itself, maybe for dinner. ;)  At least these nights save us from going to Papa John's every once in a while.  Right?  This is just a little more delicious than a Cinnapie. ;)

Dessert Pizza for Davey :)

Crust

1 1/4 cup flour (bread or all purpose)

1/2 cup hot water (105-115)

1/2 tsp active dry yeast

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

1/2 T canola oil (plus more for the pan)

Topping 

5 T (salted) butter (cold)

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup white sugar

2/3 cup oats

1 tsp cinnamon

Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar

2-3  T milk

3/4 tsp vanilla

For crust:  Stir yeast into water and let sit for 5 minutes or until foamy.  In a separate bowl, add flour, salt and sugar.  Add oil to yeast mixture.  Pour yeast mixture into flour mixture and stir to combine.  Using a spatula, make sure there aren't any wet areas of flour.  If there are, add water, a tsp at a time.   

Cover and let rest until double in size (I have just let it rest for about 30 minutes and then continued and it's worked fine!)  After rest, brush a baking sheet or parchment paper with canola oil.  Place dough in the center of sheet and use greased fingers to spread and shape into a 10-12 inch circle.   

Let the dough sit while preheating oven and preparing toppings.  Preheat oven to 425 degrees and move oven rack to lower third of the oven.  In a food processor, combine topping ingredients.  

(if you don't have a food processor, you can melt the butter and combine ingredients.)  Once oven is preheated, drop topping evenly onto crust 

and bake for 10-15 minutes.  While pizza is baking, combine glaze ingredients.  Add extra milk if needed to make it thick but pourable.  When pizza is done, Topping will look dry and crust should be golden.  Remove from oven and immediately slice into pieces.  

Immediately drizzle glaze over pizza.  

Let cool 20-30 minutes before serving.  (The topping is pretty hot right out of the oven.)  And you'll probably need a spatula to serve it.

And don't say I didn't warn you!   Have a great weekend!

Source:  Crust:  Adapted from THIS recipe, toppings:  girlplusfood originals

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