Cheddar, Apple & Caramelized Onion Pizzettes

By garciamoss

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 large sweet onion, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
• Cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• All-purpose flour for dusting
• 1 (20-ounce) ball pizza dough, preferably whole-wheat
• 1/2 sweet firm apple, such as Pink Lady, thinly sliced
• 5 ounces Cabot White Oak Cheddar* (about 1 1/4 cups)
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Details

Adapted from cabotcheese.coop

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place oil in small saucepan. Add onions, cover pan and place over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally and reducing heat if onions are beginning to brown.

2. Continue cooking and stirring until onions are very soft and starting to brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir in thyme, re-cover pan and let sit off heat while you prepare pizzas.

3. Arrange racks in upper and lower third of oven. Preheat oven to 400° F. Coat two large baking sheets with cooking spray and sprinkle evenly with cornmeal.
4. Dust work surface with flour. Divide pizza dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece into thin circle, placing two circles on each baking sheet.

5. Divide onions among pizzas. Top each with some of cheddar, followed by apple slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

6. Bake pizzas on top and bottom racks, exchanging positions and rotating midway, for 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is crispy and cheese is bubbling and lightly golden.

*If Cabot White Oak Cheddar is not available in your area, you can substitute for Cabot Vermont Sharp Cheddar or Cabot New York Extra Sharp Cheddar.