Ingredients
CRUST:1 cup all-purpose flour1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar1/2 cup cold butterAMERICAN FLAG:2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened1 cup sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon lemon juice2 cups halved fresh strawberries1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberriesCANADIAN FLAG:1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened1/2 cup sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1/4 teaspoon lemon juice3 cups halved fresh strawberries
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°. In a small bowl, mix flour and confectioners’ sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press mixture onto a greased 12-in. pizza pan. Bake 10-15 minutes or until crust is lightly browned. Let cool.
To make an American flag, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add vanilla and lemon juice, mixing until smooth. Spread 1 cup cream cheese mixture over crust. Set remaining cream cheese mixture aside.
Referring to the photo for position, arrange rows of strawberries on top of pizza to create the red stripes of a flag. Place blueberries in the upper left corner.
Cut a small hole in the tip of a food-safe plastic bag; insert a #21 star pastry tip. Fill bag with reserved cream cheese mixture. For white stripes, pipe a zigzag pattern between the rows of strawberries.
To make a Canadian flag, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add vanilla and lemon juice, mixing until smooth. Spread 3/4 cup cream cheese mixture over crust. Set remaining mixture aside.
Arrange strawberries in the shape of a maple leaf on top of the pizza.
Cut a small hole in the tip of a food-safe plastic bag; insert a #5 round pastry tip. Fill bag with reserved cream cheese mixture. Pipe veins on maple leaf.
