Nashville, TN – Are you always looking for school day breakfast ideas? Here’s a fun breakfast treat that will appeal to kids of all ages – breakfast pizza.
“We kept this recipe simple with just a few toppings to make small pizzas that can be cut into manageable slices. Too often, breakfast pizzas are big and loaded with lots of toppings, sometimes overwhelming to younger kids. Simplicity is the key on school day mornings,” observes the Martha White® baking expert Linda Carman.
The dough for Little Sausage Breakfast Pizzas is pressed into 6-inch rounds and topped with a mixture of breakfast sausage, cheese, peppers, tomato and an egg. Baking takes only 10 to 12 minutes. The egg holds the toppings together and provides a bit of a quiche-like texture.
The real beauty of this recipe idea is that you can make little pizzas to suit every taste. Use bacon and Cheddar cheese or ham and Swiss cheese. Leave out peppers if they are not a favorite, or for the more adventurous, add mushrooms, fresh herbs and/or Parmesan cheese. You don’t even have to add the egg. Just top the crust with sausage, cheese and vegetables. To get a head start on this breakfast treat, let the kids press out the dough on a baking sheet the night before. Cover and refrigerate. The next morning, take the pan out of the refrigerator while getting the toppings together. Top and bake as directed in the recipe. Refrigerating the dough overnight results in a slightly more chewy, but delicious, crust.
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Little Sausage Breakfast Pizzas
Ingredients
Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
1 (6.5 oz.) pkg. Martha White Pizza Crust Mix
or 1 (7.25 oz..) pkg. Martha White Deep Pan Pizza Crust Mix
1/2 cup hot water (120°F. to 130°F.)
2 teaspoons Crisco Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 cooked sausage patties, crumbled
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese or Italian cheese blend
1/2 cup finely chopped Roma tomato
1/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper, any color
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 large egg, beaten
Directions
1. Heat oven to 475° F. Spray large baking sheet with no-stick cooking spray. Combine pizza crust mix and hot water in medium bowl. Stir vigorously with fork until blended (about 30 strokes). Form into a ball. Coat with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Cover and set in warm place for 5 minutes.
2. Divide dough into four equal pieces. Press each into a 6-inch circle on prepared baking sheet. Pinch edge of dough to form rim. Drizzle each with 1/4 teaspoon olive oil. Spread evenly. Stir together sausage, cheese, tomato, bell pepper, salt, black pepper and egg in medium mixing bowl. Spoon equal portions over dough.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
4 servings
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