The Doc

I know a lot of you guys like to make pita bread pizzas, but the crust can get soggy in the middle sometimes. I'm going to give you a few tips on how to ensure a crispy crust. Ok, if you want a crust that is consistantly crisp (as much as it can be) you have to pre-cook it. What you do is place the pita on a piece of foil and cut the foil about an inch bigger all the way around. Then flip it over so the foil is on top and cut it out about 1/2 inch inside the edge of the pita. Now you have a ring to prevent the outer crust from burning later. Next spray the pita with some non-fat cooking spray (this not only helps the pita to crisp faster, it also helps prevent your sauce from soaking into the pita later) add seasonings/parmasan if desired. Now place the foil ring back on the pita (covering the outer crust) and "broil" it until golden brown. Remove the crust from the oven, add your sauce,cheese (I suggest 1/2 lowfat provalone and 1/2 lowfat cheddar for a BBQ chicken pizza) and ingredients (turkey bacon and fresh cilantro also go great on the BBQ chicken pizza). While you are adding your sauce, cheese etc... leave the foil ring on and top right up to it. When your finished topping it, remove the ring and place back in the oven to "bake" (for a special treat sometimes I brush the outer crust with a little egg white and sprinkle on sesame seeds). Check the bottom periodically to make sure it's not cooking faster than the cheese (this isn't usually a problem). If this becomes the case simply put it under the broiler to finish of the top. But keep an eye on it, the outer crust can burn pretty fast. If it browns before the cheese is the way you like it, simply place the foil ring back over the crust to protect it from the broiler until the cheese is to your liking.
I know this seems like a lot of work, but after you do it once it really doesn't take much time, and you'll never do it the other way again. I actually made my protective ring out of a disposable pie tin and re-use it for all my pita pizzas, and for larger crusts I made one out of a the bottom of a huge disposable roasting pan.

The Doc

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