Breakfast Pizza!

This breakfast pizza is worth the hour plus time it takes to make it as I have found it is 10 times better than a frozen pizza kind, yet it is super easy to make.  Being in college and living with 6 other guys (and knowing how to cook) food of all types is appreciated.  When I first made this homemade pizza my roommates ate the first and asked when the second one was getting out of the oven HAHA guys.  What I like most about this pizza is it gives you freedom to use many different ingredients (even vegetarian if you wish) to please everyone.

Dough Recipe:

1 package of dry yeast 

3 cups of AP flour 

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tspn salt

2 tspn sugar

Meat Version:

Again this is up to you but here is 

what I use in my breakfast pizza.

3 tbsp cream cheese

1/2 lb of chorizo (mexican sausage YUM)

3 scrambled eggs

1/2 cup of cheese (I prefer Mexican)

2 tbsp of parmesan cheese

1 whole tomato chopped

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1 1/2 tsp oregano

couple cranks of black pepper

Olive oil (for crust)

OH and hot sauce

Vegetarian Version: 

Believe it or not this might be the tastier (and healthier) option

3 tbsp cream cheese

1/2 lb of soy chorizo (found at my favorite store Trader Joe’s) 

you can also use tofu or your favorite meat substitute

3 scrambled eggs

1 whole tomato chopped

1 cup of spinach

1/2 cup of cheese 

2 tbsp of parmesan cheese

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1 1/2 tsp oregano

Black pepper

Olive oil

Hot sauce 

Preheat the oven to 400F 

For the dough heat the water so it is between 110 F and 125 F.  This is important otherwise the yeast will either not activate or die, so it is vital that the water temp is somewhere in this temperature range.  Add warm water to yeast and let stand for 7-10 minutes.  

In a large bowl add 2.5 cups of flour, the sugar, 1 tbsp olive oil, salt, and the yeast mixture.  Spread extra flour on table top and beat well (about 5 minutes).  Let stand and rise for 30 minutes, spreading last bit of oil in the bowl to keep dough from sticking (cover bowl with plastic wrap).  

Meanwhile...

For both types, fry (you want to cook the meat so it is about 90% cooked as it will finish off in the oven on the pizza) up the (soy) chorizo as you’re waiting for the dough to rise and scramble the eggs after the sausage is done (leave the grease in the pan for the eggs-sausage grease is a flavor enhancer).

Once the dough is done roll it out and fit it in the pan (you can almost any size pan for this dough)  Take the cream cheese and spread it on the dough and sprinkle with the red pepper flakes and half the oregano.  Next, spread out the chorizo or substitute and eggs followed by the cheese of your choice (hold on to the parmesan for now).

For the vegetarian pizza, layout the spinach then the tomato pieces (on both).  

You’re almost ready!

Take some olive oil and brush it along the edges of the crust (brown it better and make it crunchy).  Then sprinkle the parmesan and remaining spices on the pizza.

You’re ready for the oven, throw it in for about 20 minutes but keep an eye on it just incase.  Once it is done, dash your favorite hot sauce on it, cut and serve!