A Star-Spangled Bake: Fourth of July Fruit Pizza with Sourdough Pie Crust

A Star-Spangled Bake: Fourth of July Fruit Pizza with Sourdough Pie Crust

There’s just something special about celebrating the Fourth of July with food made from scratch. Fireworks, flags, and loved ones. This year, why not add a homemade twist to your celebration with a fruit pizza that features a golden, flaky sourdou...

Author

Lehman's

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 1/2 cup sourdough discard (unfed)
• 2–4 Tbsp ice water
• 1–8 oz block of room temperature cream cheese
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tbs of vanilla.
• 5–10 sliced strawberries
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 5–10 raspberries

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix flour and salt.
2. Cut in the cold butter using a pastry cutter or your fingers until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
3. Stir in the sourdough discard until evenly incorporated.
4. Add ice water, one tablespoon at a time, just until the dough holds together when pressed.
5. Divide into two discs, wrap in plastic, and chill for at least 1 hour (or overnight).
6. On a baking sheet, roll out your dough to a flat disc.
7. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes.
8. Allow it to fully cool for at least 3–4 hours.
9. In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla.
10. Spread onto a completely cooled pie crust, leaving an inch uncovered.
11. Slice your strawberries into thin slices and pattern along the outside of the cream cheese mixture.
12. Alternate with whatever design you love and speaks to you with the blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.
13. Store in fridge or cold place until ready to eat.