Twyla Sorrells's Recipe

Twyla's Breakfast Pizza

Category: Breakfast & Brunch

Ingredients:

The Crust:

1 cup warm (not too hot) water
1/2 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar or honey
2 Tablespoons dry yeast
3 - 4 cups flour

Note: For whole wheat, ust half to three-quarters whole wheat flour mixed with the half to one-fourth part white flour. Using only whole wheat will produce a dry and grainey crust so a little white flour is needed to soften and smooth-out the dough.

Mix the yeast with the warm water first; stir to completely dissolve and let rest a moment. Add the sugar, salt, and oil. Let rest another moment (this feeds the yeast.) Finally, mix in the flour, one cup at a time, blending between each addition.

When it's elastic enough, remove to a lightly floured dough-board and knead for a couple of minutes. Don't over-work it or you'll have holes in the crust when baked.

Place in an oiled bowl. Cover with a clean towl. Place in a warm spot (like on the front of the stovetop while the oven preheats.) Let the dough rise at least fifteen minutes.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

While the dough is rising, prepare the toppings. Note that it won't do any harm if the dough rises more than fiftenn minutes. You'll need to cook all the meats that are not pre-cooked; take care to not over-cook them or they'll be burnt when the pizza is done.

When the dough has risen, spread or roll out as you like, and place or press onto a very large prepared pizza pan. (To prepare, coat with oil or butter, or any grease. Then sprinkle lightly with flour... Or use a spray-on coating for baking. I do not recommend PAM for baking as it has a sweet vanilla flavoring which does not do so well with savory baking.)

After the crust is on the pan and smoothed out, add your favorite toppings... Here are our favorites for breakfast pizza:

Layer, in order:

4 - 6 eggs, beaten and softly scrambled or uncooked if you want a solid topping
Crumbled cooked bacon
Chopped ham or Canadian bacon
Slightly rare Cooked (it will finish cooking with the pizza) breakfast and/or sage sausage