Pick of the Season: Strawberries
Written By Lesley Porcelli
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Strawberry Pizza
Makes two 8-inch "pizzas"
2 cups flour
1 tbsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
1 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp. butter, melted
For the topping:
½ cup heavy cream
1 tsp. sugar or more to taste
12 fresh strawberries, sliced
Preheat oven to 450 degrees and measure the dry ingredients.
Give your child a fork and have him stir the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Then he can dump the cream and melted butter into the bowl and stir the mixture with a rubber spatula until the dough clumps together.
Next, let him knead the dough a few times in the bowl. Help him sandwich stray crumbs into the dough until they're mixed in. Divide into two balls.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough with a floured rolling pin into two rounds, each about 1/4 inch thick. Be sure to let your kid take a few spins with the pin. Bake crusts on baking sheets until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool.
While the crusts bake, have your child pour the ½ cup of heavy cream into a bowl. Beat at high speed for about 30 seconds, then add sugar and beat until it holds stiff peaks. Give your child a big spoon and have him spread half the whipped cream on each crust. Let him grab a handful of strawberry "pepperoni" and scatter it across the surface. Slice like a pizza and enjoy.
What's Good for You
One serving of this pizza provides a good chunk of vitamin A (60% of the RDA for a child), which helps boost the immune system.
Plus:
How to Grow Strawberries
Strawberry Fun Facts
