If you’re the type of person who enjoys breakfast for dinner, let me recommend this breakfast pizza. It has all the fixings of a hearty morning meal – ham, eggs and cheese – atop a thick pillowy “crust” that’s more akin to soft white bread than chewy pizza dough. Throw on some sweet tomatoes and spinach and you have a well-rounded plate.
And the best part of this breakfast pizza, aside from the taste? It can be made in under an hour! I said it, you can make pizza from scratch and have it on the table in less than 60 minutes. While most pizza dough recipes require at least an hour of rising time, this one sits for just 20 minutes. Then you simply roll out the dough, pile on the toppings and bake it in a hot, hot oven until golden.
If you follow the recipe to a tee, you’ll end up with a high bread-to-topping ratio (the way I like it). Feel free to roll out the dough thinner and double up on the toppings for a less carb-heavy meal. You’ll likely have to decrease the baking time, but the finished product will have the same amazing flavors.
Recipe adapted from Donna Hay.
- 1¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ⅔ cup lukewarm water
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1½ teaspoons olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 cup mini heirloom or cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup grated Fontina cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried chili flakes
- ⅓ cup baby spinach leaves
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, combine the yeast, sugar and water and let sit until foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Add flour, salt and olive oil to yeast mixture and stir everything until it comes together to form a shaggy ball. Then knead the dough by hand on a lightly floured work surface until it's smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place dough in a medium bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to an 8" square. Transfer to a 9" square baking pan lined with parchment paper and push dough to the edges.
- Crack the eggs onto the dough and top with the prosciutto and tomatoes. Sprinkle with cheese, chili flakes and spinach.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden.
