July 12th, 2010 by alice
Tags: Bake, Cheesecake, Cherry
INGREDIENTS
- 6ouncesgraham cracker pie crusts
- 1 (14 ounce)cansweetened condensed milk
- 1 (8 ounce)packagecream cheese, softened at room temperature
- 1/3cuplemon juice
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
- 1 (21 ounce)cancherry pie filling
DIRECTIONS
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Beat in sweetened condensed milk.
- Add lemon juice and vanilla and stir until well mixed.
- Pour filling into crust and chill for 2-3 hours.
- Top with cherry filling.
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July 12th, 2010 by alice
Tags: Chicago, Deep, Dish, Pizza, Pizzeria, Uno
INGREDIENTS
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Pan Dough
- 1cup warmtap water(110-115 degrees)
- 1 1/4ouncesactive dry yeast
- 3 1/2cupsflour
- 1/2cup course groundcornmeal
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 1/4cupvegetable oil
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Pizza Topping
- 1lbmozzarella cheese, sliced thin
- 1lbItalian sausage, removed from the casing and crumbled
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce)candiced tomatoes, drained
- 2garlic cloves, peeled and minced
- 5fresh basil leaves, chopped fine
- 4tablespoons gratedparmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
- Pour the warm water into a large mixing bowl and dissolve the yeast with a fork.
- Add 1 cup of flour, all of the cornmeal, salt, and vegetable oil, and mix well with a spoon.
- Continue stirring in the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl. Flour your hands and the work surface and kneed the ball of dough until it is no longer sticky.
- Let the dough rise in an oiled bowl, sealed with plastic wrap, for 45-60 minutes in a warm place, until it has doubled in size.
- Punch it down and kneed it briefly.
- Press it into an oiled 15-inch deep dish pizza pan until it comes 2 inches up the sides and is even on the bottom of the pan.
- Let the dough rise 15-20 minutes before filling.
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.
- While the dough is rising, prepare the filling.
- Cook the sausage until it is no longer pink and drain the excess fat.
- When the dough has finished its second rising, lay the cheese over the dough shell.
- Distribute the sausage and garlic over the cheese.
- Top with the tomatoes.
- Sprinkle on the seasonings and Parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 500 degrees, then lower the temperature to 400 degrees and finish baking for 25-35 minutes longer.
- Lift up a section of the crust from time to time with a spatula to check its color. The crust will be golden brown when done.
- Serve immediately.
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