Banana Brulee Pizza with Vanilla Bean Frosting
Description
I’m very embarrassed to admit this, BUT I worked at a Pizza restaurant while I was in culinary school. Pizza was not what I had imagined for myself, as a chef. However, one good thing came out of the pizza place! This recipe was derived from a pizza we made there, and it was rally quite good.
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Ingredients
- 1 Pizza dough (enough for a 10in Crust)
- 2 Large Bananas
- 1/4C Granulated sugar
- 2T Corn Meal
For Vanilla bean Cream cheese frosting
- 8oz Cream cheese, room temp
- 1/2C heavy cream
- 1C powdered sugar
- 1t Vanilla
- 1 Vanilla bean. bean removed
Instructions
- Set Smoker to “smoke” with the lid open for about 5 minutes.
- Turn the hear to (450F) with the pizza stone inside.
- While the smoker is preheating, roll out your dough to about 10 inches and place on a Corn mal covered cutting board. Poke several times with a fork.
- Transfer the pizza crust to the Pizza stone by sliding it along the corn meal. Cook for about 8-10 min until your crust is golden.
- While you cut cools, slice your bananas very thin, in a diagonal pattern to make ovals.
- After your pizza is *mostly* cool, cover it in the Vanilla bean frosting, and arrange the banana slices.
- Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the bananas and use a butane torch to brulee ( or caramelize) the sugar.
- Serves 2-4
For Vanilla bean Cream cheese frosting
- In an Electric mixer beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add the heavy cream, vanilla, and vanilla bean and mix until well incorporated.
- Slowly combine the Powdered sugar. ( adding more or using less depending on desired consistency)
