I’m not sure I’ve eaten anything this weekend.
Well… I’m not sure I’ve eaten anything beyond chips, gummy bears, coffee, and gin.
I definitely didn’t eat this gorgeous breakfast pizza.
Really, it’s no one’s fault but my own.
There was arugula on this breakfast pizza.
Ps. That totes makes this vegetables for breakfast. Get into it!
You’ve seen the small picture.
Now… here’s the BIG picture.
Cooking with friends. And cheese. And cameras.
Can I tell you why I made a breakfast pizza and ate gummy bears and drank gin?
Tracy and I, along with a bunch of other people from Homefries threw a weekend retreat in Palm Springs.
It was major. Thirty of us hung out, ate Tracy’s salad, had cookies and milk, painted our nails.
People took pictures of me taking pictures of pizza.
It was totally meta.
We talked about photography. We cooked brunch together. We made friendship bracelets. We learned about wine. We drank gin. We learned things about each other.
Ps. If you’re not hip on Homefries, get on this. We’ll be throwing another retreat in the Spring. Real.
This about sums up the weekend.
Yea. Welcome to this.
Laughs and breakfast pizza. All dang weekend.
Eggy Breakfast Pizza
makes 1 pizza
For the Crust:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon olive oil
For the Toppings
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon chopped rosemary
1 cup grated mozzarella
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
throw on some:
caramelized onions
sauteed peppers
2 eggs
fresh arugula
This is totally easy!
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and yeast. Create a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the warm water and olive oil. Using a fork, bring together the dough so that all of the dry mixture is moistened by the water and olive oil.
Dump shaggy dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for about two minutes until the dough comes together into a ball. The dough may be slightly sticky, that’s fine!
Add a teaspoon of olive oil to the large bowl that the dough was mixed in. Use your fingers to spread the oil around the bowl. Place the dough into the bowl, sprinkle with a bit of flour and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Place in a warm place and let the dough rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
When dough has doubled, remove from bowl and place on a lightly floured work surface. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to a 1/4-inch thickness. The dough can be rolled perfectly round, but a rectangle, or totally odd shape is fine as well.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Flip a cookie sheet upside down and sprinkle with flour. Place pizza dough on baking sheet.
Sprinkle with olive oil, garlic slices, chopped rosemary, and cheese. Top with whatever toppings strike your fancy. Crack two eggs onto the unbaked pizza.
Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes, until crust is golden brown and crisp and eggs are cooked to over easy/over medium.
Remove from oven. Allow to cool for a few minutes then slice and serve. Breakfast pizza is best served the day it’s made. Heck yes.
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I am commenting late…but I did this pizza last night for dinner. My husband was in pizza-y heaven…of course I added every topping “option” listed.
He has been “accidentally” (on purpose) leaving your blog open on the computer for months. I glance and sorry Joy, close it with a snap…the recipes awesome sounding the picture too beautiful for words. I was intimidated.
I would glance over at night to see him ogling your food pictures and sarcastically ask, “What is your girlfriend Joy making today?” And he would tell me…and we would both drool…
But I finally made the leap and tried this one…it is awesome and my dough didn’t even double, and it still worked. Thank you Joy!!
Sincerely,
Your converted once jealous wife of a Joy the Baker addict.
baked eggs… on a PIZZA? oh man – true love.
Wow!!! I am soooo craving this right now!! I will have this for Sunday brunch.
Joy, what if I don’t like soft/runny eggs at all? Will the crust be too done if I leave it in the oven long enough to have the eggs firm up more?
leave the pizza in for a few minutes longer and when the eggs don’t jiggle, you’re golden!
Hi. I am really impressed by your accomplishment. I hope my blog can developed into yours.
I hope to get some advice from you on how to get it bloom!
Sounds like such a fun time! Can’t wait til the next one! :-)
this looks incredible! bonus: it completely validates my pizza-for-breakfast affinitiy. throw an egg on it!
Yum. I had this for tea on Sunday (Perfect Hangover cure!) Cheers Joy x
Can I just say that I think you’re pretty stinkin’ awesome, Joy?? Okay. I said it. ;) mucho love.
This looks like a great recipe that everyone would love! I love eggs and aragular, so I’m really happy with this recipe.
I wish I was there. Your laughs are worth a trip from Italy to US.
Yum! I don’t eat eggs anymore but if I did, I would cook this thing up. what is better than pizza for breakfast? Alright, maybe doughnuts but pizza is a close second!
Joy! I have gone to czech republic 3 times and EVERY Time I go, they put eggs on their pizza. So good! Yay. Thanks for doing this! Plus, it looks like you had great fun :D
oh, my, that is sheer genius! thanks!!
Who needs leftover pizza sandwiches for brekkie when you’ve got this! Eggs and arugula; I’m in!
Perfect for hangover recovery!
That looks so delish, I am making this for breakfast tomorrow. Despite the dough-rising time, I am determined :)
My husband and I had eggy breakfasty dinner last night–delicious!
Now *this* is a savory breakfast I can get behind. Pizza any time of day is okay in my book!
Sounds like you had an awesome weekend! I’ve never had breakfast pizza, but now I really really want to make this, and eat it all in one sitting :)
Come to the East Coast please!!!
Ahh! This pizza is genius..and gorgeous! Never fail to peak my interest! Have a fabulous day :)
Great minds think alike, I’m planning on making a breakfast pizza too! The dough has been made and is in the fridge ready for tomorrow. I plan on adding bacon and lots of cheese to mine, so it wont be as healthy as yours though!
I was wondering when eggs and pizza would ever meet. My heart is soaring. I wish you had a couple buttons on your blog that people can grab to advertise for you. I would love one for my blog!
fun stuff!!
Breakfast + pizza! Such a great idea!
Looks like such a fun weekend! I am obsessed with breakfast pizza. And arugula. And gummy bears and gin, although not necessarily all together. This looks amazing.
HOLY YUM
that looks like the perfect breakfast.
the perfect weekend, too
What a funny week end! It’s great to cook with friends or family, you share and laugh and eat!
So stoked that the weekend went well. I would love to attend in the future! I love egg on pizza. I also love to chop up leftover pizza and put it in scrambled eggs!
Totes wish I lived in the US. Or if you all lived in England. Either way, this looks like so much darn fun!
People in Vancouver are totes down for gin and cookies.
.. That was a sly way of convincing you to move these retreats up north.
I could cry that I wasn’t there for this.
OH WAIT I AM CRYING.
Yum, what a great idea to make breakfast pizza…looks absolutely delicious! :)
OMG yum. wonderful, wonderful idea. putting eggs on things is just the best.
I’m so glad I went to this. I ate. And laughed. And ate some more. Also, I learned stuff. Thanks for the memories. And sparkly nail polish. I feel like a girl again (my daughter said “ooo pretty nails mama” this morning). Success!
Pizza for breakfast!!!!this looks awesome!!!
Nom and also….NOM
to me, breakfast pizza has always been cold, leftover, from a take-out box.
this is way fancier! way to class it up joy!
I love Egg Pizza. Last time I ate it was in Italy. It is extra yummy, and you dont need to eat it for Breakfast either.
Looks so fresh & tasty & of course, easy. Love pizza anytime.
Egg on pizza is awesome! And pizza for breakfast is even better. Amazing :-)
Looks like fun and that pizza looks AMAZING! I already had breakfast but could definitely go for some of that!
Yummy! Just added breakfast pizza to my menu for next month!
Ahh! Look at all those happy people. I hope I can (afford to) go in the spring!
I want breakfast pizza!
Well, considering I just ate this breakfast pizza here: https://amandamantes.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-equinox.html I am very excited to try your delicious recipe !! nomnomnom love a good runny yolk on some cheesey bread. a+ !
ps, the arugula sounds key !
I so want to come to the next one. Damn this ocean and continent between us Palm Springs!
<3
The retreat looks like loads of fun!! Maybe next time I’ll be able to come! I’d love to get to know some fellow bloggers.
i always order an egg on my pizza in lieu of meat so my hubby (the vegetarian) can get some protein action. i never make it at home, though, b/c once it spilled out all over the bottom of the oven….
would love to go to the next retreat!
Love the photo of everyone taking photographs! Never thought of making a breakfast pizza. It sounds tantalizing. I’ll give it a try.
You know, I’m not generally much of an egg person, but this looks superb! I had a retreat last week myself … up in the woods with thirty great people and great food. It’s amazing how much a retreat can help you relax and refocus.
Joy, you are like a baking rockstar. Can I just say that I’m a huge, geeky fan?!!!
I just made a brick and clay (and cow manure!) oven in my backyard – this will be the first baking item once the adobe dries!
This is perfect! Breakfast just happens to be my favorite meal!
Looks like a blast! I love the picture of you taking the picture. Epitome of a blogger’s life right there ;)
How fun! And that red countertop is gorgeous!
Looks like SO much fun! I wish I didn’t live so far away. Any chance Homefries U could come to NYC???
And I think I have the same or nearly same blue & white dress as Tracy is wearing in the first photo. So pretty! :)
Looks like you all had a lot of fun and the breakfast pizza sounds great too.
sounds like awesome fun
Yum! Looks absolutely delicious :D They are gorgeous photos too!
Wow, looks like a blast! I used to make breakfast pizza with eggs… but haven’t in years!
The pizza looks great, but the weekend looks even better. Glad you all had a wonderful time! And you painted nails, too! How awesome is that?!
What an awesome ladies weekend. Woo-hooo!
Looks like a blast and glad you had time to get away and party it up. With eggs on pizzas and all :)
Delicious! The eggs definitely are the kicker in this one…the crust soaking up all the flavor from the runny yolks….cut with the pepperiness of the arugula. What’s wrong with pizza for breakfast? Nothing!
How fun! This looks like it was such a blast…
Fun weekend; for sure! Gumny bears make any weekned complete. Vegetables for breakfast or not!
SO fun! I really wanted to go on the retreat, but alas, I’m in Canada. This pizza sounds lovely too. Yum!
Pizza for breakfast sounds perfect! I love it.
Man, that sounds like such a fun weekend! And I second Kathryn’s suggestion to host an event in Europe :P I#m partial to Scotland, but hey I’ll make it to London or elsewhere if I get to eat and take pictures with you guys!
Looks like it was soooo much fun! Way to live life. I salute you!
Oh it looks so much fun! Maybe your Spring retreat could be in Europe…? ;)
I could and do eat pizza for breakfast all the time and I’d devour this in a second. Looks yum!
I am insanely jealous of everyone who went to the retreat! It looks like you guys had a blast.
Absolutely love Arugula with eggs. Looks like a fun weekend!