Artful Apple Pizza

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Is Apple Pizza a great after school snack? Or a terrific, yummy
dessert? You choose. Even for the every day snack, this one is one of
my favorites. Chock full of good stuff for the mind, body and soul,
you'll love it too.
What you'll need for Apple Pizza:
For the dough and filling- 1/2 loaf of 8 ounce frozen bread dough
(thawed)- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)- 1/4 cup sugar- 1 egg- 1
teaspoon vanilla- 4 cups apples (peeled & thinly sliced)- 2/3 cup
sugar- 1/4 cup flour- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
For the topping- 1/3 cup flour- 1/3 cup brown sugar- 2 Tablespoons
margarine (softened)- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
Easy to do:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
First, place the bread dough on a greased 12-inch deep dish pizza pan
or something similiar. After the dough has thawed completely, just pat
it onto the bottom and up 1/2 inch of the sides of the pan. Then, let
the dough rest for about 15 minutes.
Next, mix together the cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the sugar, egg and the
vanilla until smooth and creamy.
Then, combine the apples, 2/3 cup of the brown sugar, 1/4 cup the
flour and cinnamon. Arrange the apple mix evenly over cream cheese
mixture.
Then, in a small bowl, mix together 1/3 cup of the flour, brown sugar
and cinnamon. Cut in the margarine until the mixture becomes crumbly.
Add the slivered almonds and then sprinkle this mixture evenly over
the apples.
All you need to do is bake your apple pizza for about 40 minutes or
until the dough has started turning to a golden brown.
The nice thing about this recipe is you can serve it warm (as a
dessert?) or cold (as a snack?) If you serve it as a snack, it can be
made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator ready to whip out at
a hungry moment's notice! Your family will be thrilled!