Ham, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Pizza
This sounds delicious and I will have to make this as a Breakfast for Dinner item, which is always good. I have written this for one 12 inch pizza, and based the crust on my thin crust recipe. This recipe is wide open to changes to make it your own. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Equipment
- Pizza Pan (12 inch)
- Oven
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
- 1 cup ham, diced
- 5 eggs
- black pepper, as desired
- fresh parsley, finely chopped
For the Crust
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon instant yeast
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅜ cup water
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning, optional, Shortcut
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220° C (425° F). Oil a baking sheet or pizza pan with olive oil.
- Make the crust by adding the flour into a large mixing bowl. Add the salt and dried Italian seasoning/herbs of your choice (if using) and yeast, whisk to combine. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the water. Use your fingers or a wooden spoon to combine everything together. When it comes together into a cohesive ball, turn it out onto the lightly floured counter along with any extra flour in the bowl that hasn’t yet gotten worked in.
- Knead the dough until all the flour is incorporated and the dough is smooth/elastic to the touch, about five minutes. The dough should still feel moist and just slightly tacky. If it’s sticking to your hands and counter top like bubble gum, work in more flour one tablespoon at a time until it’s smooth and silky.
- Place the ball of dough in the center of your pizza pan or baking sheet. Use the heels of your hands and working from the middle gently press the dough outward until it’s about ¼ of an inch thick or less, while rotating the pan. You can also use a rolling pin for this part.
- Spread some olive oil on the dough, place in the oven for 5 minutes, then remove.
- Now add the cheese evenly over the top, then the ham, then crack the eggs onto the pizza, season with black pepper.
- Into the oven again and bake this time until the crust is golden brown and the eggs set but yolks still a little soft, about 15 minutes. (Keep an eye on it, no one likes a burn breakfast pizza 😉 and all ovens are different.)
- Remove from the oven, sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley, slice, and serve.
Notes
Low cost.
Shortcut: Italian Seasoning.
Variants: 1. Add cooked and chopped bacon. 2. Add chopped Canadian Bacon. 3. Use any cheese you prefer. 4. Add diced bell pepper (think breakfast omelet pizza).
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