Best Breakfast Pizza
A pizza crust baked with sausage and cheese, with eggs cracked on top partway through so the whites set while the yolks stay runny. Par-baking the crust first is what keeps the base from going soggy under the eggs.
- Prep25 min
- Cook25 min
- Total50 min
- Serves6

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Contains:dairyeggmeat
Ingredients
Method
- Put a baking stone or heavy sheet pan in the oven and heat it to 475 degrees F (240 degrees C) for 30 minutes, since a hot surface is what sets the bottom crust quickly.
- Brown the breakfast sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat for 8 minutes, breaking it up, then add the red bell pepper for 4 minutes and drain off the fat.
- Stretch the pizza dough into a 14-inch (36 cm) round on a floured peel or parchment, brush it with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and bake it bare for 6 minutes, until it is puffed and dry but still pale.
- Spread the heavy cream over the par-baked crust, then the shredded mozzarella cheese, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, sausage mixture, and half the green onions, leaving five shallow wells in the toppings.
- Crack an egg into each well, season with the salt and black pepper, drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil around the rim, and bake 8 to 11 minutes, until the whites are opaque and set and the yolks still jiggle.
- Scatter the remaining green onions over and cut into wedges immediately, before the yolks firm up.
Notes
- Runny yolks are undercooked egg. Bake to firm yolks, about 4 minutes longer, for anyone pregnant, elderly, or immune-compromised.
- Crack each egg into a small cup first, then pour it into its well, so a broken yolk does not run across the whole pizza.



