INGREDIENTS:9 cups mascarpone cheese
4 lbs. Granny smith apples
4 lbs. Bosc pear
24 7 inch Rich’s pizza dough shells
4 cups dried cranberries
2 cups hot water
1 ½ cups honey
¼ cup powdered sugarDIRECTIONS:1. Preheat oven to 500°F. Defrost pizza shells. Keep covered under refrigeration.
2. Core and slice apples and pears 1/8 inch thick, rub with lemon, reserve on ice.
3. On a floured surface with a rotating hand motion, stretch each pizza dough. Place dough on top of pizza pan and crimp edges.
4. Place cranberries in hot water and plump for 10 minutes; drain and reserve.
5. For each pizza: Spread mascarpone on pizza bottoms, top with a layer of alternating apple and pear slices. Sprinkle cranberries over apples and pears and drizzle with honey.
6. Bake pizzas for 12 minutes. After removing from the oven, garnish each with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Serve hot at 140°F.SERVINGS:24 servingsFrom:EA Café, Redwood Shores, CA (Guckenheimer)PHOTO CREDIT:Photo Credit: LAND O' LAKES