Ricotta Flatbread with Bacon, Squash, Apples and Maple Pepitas
You'll love the fall flavors of this ricotta flatbread: warmly spiced ricotta, crisp bacon, roasted squash and mushrooms, diced apple, and maple candied pepitas. You'll want to eat this all year!
8ouncesbaby bella mushrooms, washed and sliced ¼ inch thick
1tablespoonolive oil
¼ teaspoonkosher salt
¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper, or to taste
For Ricotta:
1cuppart-skim ricotta cheese
½ teaspooncoarse ground black pepper
½ teaspoonground sage
¼ teaspoonground nutmeg(or freshly grated)
⅛ teaspooncayenne, more to taste
Pepitas:
¼ cuppepitas (raw shelled pumpkin seeds)
1teaspoonbutter
2teaspoonspure maple syrup
Other Ingredients:
4slicescooked bacon, crumbled
½ cupfinely diced apples
4flatbreads(see note)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425°F.
On a rimmed sheet pan, toss squash and mushrooms with oil, salt and pepper. Roast for 15 minutes, stir, and roast for 2 to 5 more minutes, or until squash is fork tender and mushrooms are golden brown.
Meanwhile, prepare ricotta cheese. In a small bowl, combine ricotta, pepper, sage, nutmeg, and cayenne. Stir to combine.
Prepare pepitas. In a small frying pan, heat butter and pepitas over medium heat until pepitas begin to turn golden brown. Add maple syrup (will bubble!) and cook for one more minute. Pour onto a parchment paper-lined plate and set aside to harden (you can speed this up by placing in fridge).
When vegetables are done roasting, remove from oven and decrease oven temperature to 375°F. Place three Flatout Flatbread Pizza crusts on a baking sheet and bake for 2 minutes.
Remove and carefully spread ricotta mixture onto each pizza. Top with butternut squash and mushrooms (you may not need them all) and bacon. Bake for 4 more minutes or until ricotta is heated.
Top with apples and pepitas and slice. Serve immediately.
Notes
I like Flatout Artisan Thin pizza crusts. Any type of flatbread, pita rounds, or prebaked pizza crust will work. If you prefer, make your own pizza crust or flatbreads.
Make Ahead: Refer to the post for lots of make ahead ideas.