If I owned my own restaurant, it would definitely have a brunch menu and on that menu would definitely be a breakfast pizza. Who the heck doesn't like pizza and breakfast?
I've also discovered that I can get a decent texture on my pizza's by cooking them on a stone on my gas grill. I'll never say it's better than a traditional wood burning oven but getting a high enough temperature is important and my grill gets up in the 600's which isn't too shabby.
Pizza dough might be the easiest yeast product to make. I follow the really rustic rule, which means I don't really care how it looks when I pull it from the grill, simple.
Things to remember. Pizza dough will be easier to roll out when it reaches room temperature. Gruyere and Fontina make really awesome melty cheese and actually have tons of flavor.
Roll that dough thin and use cornmeal to dust your pizza peel. It'll slide off in a cinch. Preheat your pizza stone and turn the grill to high. Get that stone sun hot!
As always I use Red Star Yeast when I'm baking. This time, I used Platinum which gives a superior finish and never lets me down.
It's also pretty fast acting, usually I'll start the first rise in the morning and I'll have the product baked and ready to eat about two hours later. Making a breakfast pizza is perfect for the weekend when everyone is moving a little slower.
The sausage I used was already cooked so all I had to do was slice it up and scatter it all over the dough after I had drizzled it with some good extra virgin olive oil. Sprinkle some grated cheese on top and throw it on top of your pizza stone.
After a few minutes and the cheese starts to melt, plop two eggs right on top and close your grill. Only take quick peeks to see how the pizza is looking because you don't want to lose all of that heat.
I like my eggs on the super soft side so as soon as I see a thin white film start to appear over the yolk, I know the pizza is almost ready. The cheese should be bubbling and golden by this time.
Transfer the finished breakfast pizza back onto your pizza peel and cut it into slices. Garnish with some fresh cilantro and that's it.Happy pizza making friends.
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A chewy crusty pizza dough covered with breakfast sausage grated cheese and soft eggs to make the best breakfast pizza ever!
