If you buy a cookbook called "Olive Oil" it probably isn't for the dessert recipes. So this recipe for a dessert pizza is a real bonus. When assembled, it looks truly spectacular and will impress all guests who join you for dinner. Bananas are used in this recipe but with summer coming you can experiment with other fruit that is fresh and ripe. It's just a perfect ending to a meal and everyone will be begging you for the recipe! Ingredients:
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2 cups (8 oz.) all purpose flour
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1/2 cup (5 fl. oz.) ice-cold water
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Juice of 1 lemon
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1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil such as B.R. Cohn Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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1/2 lb. (8 oz.) butter, softened
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4 bananas
Caramel Sauce
Ingredients:
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1 cup sugar
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1 cup heavy cream
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 400°
Combine flour, water, lemon juice and olive oil in a bowl to form a dough. Roll out the butter into a square and roll the dough into a bigger square. Lay the square of butter diagonally in the middle of the dough, so that it appears as a diamond against the dough square. Fold the corners of the dough to the center, over the butter, like an envelope. Roll this out to the size of the original dough square and fold the corners in again. Repeat this folding and rolling process 3 more times to make a quick pastry.
Cut the pastry into 4 circular pizza bases (about 4" round) and prick them with a fork. Bake for 5 minutes.
Slice and arrange the bananas on top of the pastries. Return to the oven and bake for 5 more minutes until the pastry is golden and bananas are soft.
While the pizzas are cooking, make the caramel sauce. Heat the sugar in a thick pan until it turns caramel-colored. Add the cream and boil until a smooth sauce has formed, whisking constantly.
Pour sauce over pizzas and serve hot.
Serves 4 | 
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