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Recipe: Breakfast Pizza

This morning we talked about scrambled eggs for dinner; now we're going to talk about pizza for breakfast. And no, this is not cold pizza from the fridge on a Saturday morning. Hot and crispy homemade pizza, with handfuls of herbs and scoops of soft ricotta cheese, topped with an oozing egg - this is a breakfast in its own right.

 
 

2008_05_13-BreakfastPIzza2.jpgSaturday morning we were crunched for time but we needed to put a hot breakfast on the table; it was a long day and fruit and toast wouldn't do. We had made homemade pizza the night before, so we saved a couple balls of dough in the fridge and brought it up to room temp in the morning.

We shook it out thin, slathered it with ricotta cheese and fresh herbs from the garden. The first pizza had basil and a little leftover tomato sauce, plus some green olives and plenty of Parmesan. We cracked three eggs on top and baked. Delicious! The yolk spilled out golden goodness all over the other toppings.

2008_05_13-BreakfastPIzza3.jpgThe second pizza was simpler; we rubbed the dough with ricotta and a little good olive oil, then chopped basil, thyme, sage, rosemary and parsley and sprinkled it on. We baked this for several minutes, then added the eggs. Two more eggs, with salt and pepper, baked just until golden runny.

We cut it into big pieces, folded them over like egg sandwiches and ate it hot with coffee.

So good! The advantages to this breakfast are that most of it can be made ahead. Have guests? Just set out the pizza dough and toppings in the morning, then pop into the oven for five minutes. These are so thin that they don't take long to cook at all.

One more idea: Substitute tiny quail eggs for the larger chicken eggs.

2008_05_13-BreakfastPIzza4.jpgBreakfast Pizza
serves as many as you'd like

1 recipe either slow rise pizza dough or thin crust pizza dough
Red or white pizza sauce - recipes here
1 16-ounce tub whole milk ricotta
Several handfuls of fresh herbs
2-3 eggs per pizza
Salt and pepper
Any other toppings you would like

Make the dough and separate into individual balls. Mist with spray oil, cover, and leave overnight. If you're going to cook it the next morning there is no need to refrigerate.

Heat the oven as high as it will go - hopefully at least 550°. Shake out each ball of dough and lay it on a sheet of parchment. Top with everything except the eggs. Put in the oven for 4-5 minutes or until it just begins to brown. Crack the eggs into a cup and slip them onto the pizza. Shake on a little salt and pepper and put back into the oven for another 5 minutes or until the yolk is just set and golden.

Let cool for five minutes then eat!

Related: Over Easy: Egg on Pizza

(Images: Faith Hopler)

Comments (17)

i have been making salads with poached eggs for breakfast lately. i'll have to try this pizza. looks so good and different!

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posted by cassiopia on May 13th 2008 at 2:49pm
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I made a b'fast pizza this weekend as well -- grate potatoes and scatter on top (more than you would think necessary because it cooks down) -- the potatoes on the top get crisp while the ones underneath stay soft.. great contrast and so good.

posted by AndreaLynn on May 14th 2008 at 2:55am
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These look terrific, and great for dinner as well as breakfast. Do you think it would work on a grill?

posted by Susmita on May 14th 2008 at 4:52am
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i've seen and eaten pizza in japan and the czech republic where it's not uncommon at all to put a barely cooked egg on top. not only for breakfast! the oozy egg yolk is great!

posted by pinstripeprincess on May 14th 2008 at 6:05am
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it is cruel and unusual punishment to have to look at this at 8:53 am at your office desk. especially having skipped breakfast today.

(to paraphrase one of my friends: zomg! yum!)

posted by lindsey kathlene on May 14th 2008 at 6:56am
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At least 550?

Sigh.. I get excited if my oven even reaches 500.

posted by Alyce Smythee on May 14th 2008 at 8:58am
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This looks fabulous and I can't wait to try it. I've done something with pita bread, scrambled eggs, bacon, fresh herbs and parmesan cheese, but this is a different take altogether. Looks De-Lish.

posted by Mark Boxshus - Boscoe The Cookie Doctor on May 15th 2008 at 7:22am
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my family loves new brinner ideas (breakfast for dinner) and I'm sure they will love this one.

posted by sarahbellum66 on May 15th 2008 at 8:01am
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num nums. this dish has a good chance of impressing my mother in law on her next brunch visit. thanks for sharing

posted by SpanishOlives on May 15th 2008 at 8:15am
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aww, i want to eat this NOW>

posted by red.door.read. on January 11th 2009 at 7:43am
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the bacon and egg pizza recipe from the NYT a few months back is the most fabulous ever
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/magazine/10food-recipe.html?ref=magazine

posted by splatgirl on March 5th 2009 at 5:44pm
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I make a large batch of pizza dough once a week and kept it stored in small balls in the fridge. Can't wait to try these recipes - best looking pizza I've seen since Italy! Thank YOU!

posted by keukamoon on June 2nd 2009 at 12:31pm
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I like this recipe, really yummy it is. I used to make the similar one but with another recipe of . Let me share with you :

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1 c. frozen loose package hash brown potatoes
1 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese (4 oz.)
5 eggs
1/4 c. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese
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