Wednesday, February 22, 2012

What's For Dinner, Mom?

          As a mother, I am bombarded with the same question each day " what's for dinner, mom?" 
Well, I will tell you what we had for dinner, last night! None other than Open-Face Toasted Pizza Bagels, of course! Ferme la porte! How fun and easy, you say! The kids will have a blast creating their own. 


You will need the following:
Bagels, sliced in half
Mozza cheese, grated.
Philadelphia creme cheese (plain)
Pizza sauce
Toppings (ham, pepperoni, pineapple, onions, fresh tomatoes, ect.)
Pepper, if you choose.
Baking sheet


Just prepare the topping choices ahead of time and let them go to town. The trick to ours is the Philadelphia Creme Cheese, though. After you spread the pizza sauce (i cheat and use the canned stuff from the grocery store) on each bagel, add the philly on top using a butter knife. Do not scrape side to side as you will make a mushy mess.  Just scrape it on vertically, all the way around-from the middle outwards towards  yourself. Then, add the toppings of choice and some shredded mozza, sprinkle with pepper.


Bake at 375 for about 7 min.  
You just want everything to be melted and slightly toasted. So, depending on your oven (we all know how they vary in heat capacity), just keep an eye on it.  Once you are done that part, turn off your oven and turn on your Broil button to High and watch the magic happen! The tops will become golden and crispy! 
Remember that philly we added? It has baked into creamy, fluffy goodness! It makes all the difference!
 Here is mine. My toppings included: ham, onions, fresh tomatoes, mozza, and of course the sauce and the Philadelphia creme cheese.



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