Apple Cheddar Pizza

Ingredients

  • Pastry for a single-crust pie
  • 4 large baking apples, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar, mozzarella or Swiss cheese
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter or margarine

Instructions

  1. Roll pastry to fit a greased 12-inch pizza pan or baking stone. Flute edges. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes.
  2. Arrange apples in a single layer in a circular pattern to completely cover pastry. Sprinkle with cheese.
  3. Combine brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over cheese. Cut butter into small pieces and dot top of pizza.
  4. Bake for 20 minutes or until apples are tender.
  5. Cut into wedges; serve warm.

Yield: 12 servings