Michelle Cooks: Apple and Bacon Pizza

Local apples, bacon, blue cheese and maple syrup are not your typical pizza ingredients.

We’re celebrating national pizza month with something a little different, but no less delicious!

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Maple Apples, Blue Cheese and Bacon Pizza

Ingredients

• Store-bought or homemade pizza dough
• 2 small apples thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 12 ounces shredded Italian blend cheese
• 4 slices cooked bacon cut into thick pieces
• 1/2 cup roasted garlic cloves
• 3 ounces blue cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
2. Place the sliced apples in a small bowl and pour the maple syrup on the sliced apples and set aside.
3. Divide the pizza dough ball into 4 sections, reserving half of the dough for another use. Stretch the dough and place on a small baking sheet, working the dough into a rectangle. If the dough springs back, let it rest for a few minutes then continue to spread it into the corners of the baking sheet.
4. Layer the dough with half of the shredded Italian cheese then top with slices of the apple, half of the bacon, garlic cloves and chunks of blue cheese.
5. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden. Drizzle with additional maple syrup, cut and serve immediately.