Recipe: Strawberry Pizza

Strawberry Pizza
Source: North Carolina Strawberry Association
From: Grower Jean Copeland, of Jean's Berry Patch in Apex, NC.

Crust:
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine
1 cup chopped nuts
2 Tbsp. sugar

Filling:
8 oz. cream cheese
2 cups powdered sugar
8 oz. whipped cream (home made or store-bought topping)

Glaze:
1 pint strawberries mashed (plus 1 pint sliced for later)
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/3 cup water
Optional: 1 drop almond or vanilla extract

Mix together crust ingredients. Press in a pizza pan. Bake 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool 30-45 minutes.

Cream together the cream cheese and powdered sugar. Then fold in the whipped cream. Spread over the cooled pie crust.

Mix glaze ingredients well and cook until thick over low heat. Cool and spread on the cream cheese mixture. Arrange 1 pint sliced strawberries on top.