So for the next few Fridays, Hubs comes home from work half day. He is in the house by 1 o'clock and it's nice to see him so early. ::insert "awwwwww" and lovey eyes here::
I usually try to make an egg sandwich for him to bring to work for the end of the week treat, but that morning I was feeling a little sluggish. Because of this, I decided that we were going to have breakfast for lunch! A nice brunch for the two of us. All the delicious breakfast foods starting dancing around my head! Thinking about my Pinterest boards, I knew I had plenty of ideas to pick from. Should I go all out or something simple? Typical breakfast or something unusual?
This is what I decided to make! Paleo Breakfast Pizza! You can find this prize on my Paleo board from 2 years ago!!
This recipe caught my eye because, number one, it looked fantastic. And number two, I have never attempted to make a Paelo crust of any kind even when I was following a super strict Paleo lifestyle.
I gathered my ingredients and went to work. I needed Tapioca Flour (which I already had!), an egg, olive oil, and water for the dough/crust.
The original blog post states that the dough isn't going to form like a dough you might be used to and boy were they right! It was very crumbly and it took a little for the tapioca flour to form into anything remotely close to dough. I just kept adding a little water at a time till what I thought was a pretty good consistency.
I also added sea salt, pepper, and garlic powder to add a little more flavor to the mixture.
You might think, "what a cute little crust you got there." Well my friends, let me tell you. It was harder then you think to shape the dough from a ball to a flat crust. I didn't grease the foil and I had to press down to "stretch" it out as much as I could. Where I formed it on the cookie sheet, was where it had to stay. I tried moving it over and some dough got stuck while I had the rest on my hand. Well, it is what it is. Was this going to be my first Pinterest fail?
I kept trucking along because I am not a quitter!!! (And I was hungry for breakfast and was going to eat this no matter what....don't judge me.)
Now for the topping: Pesto sauce (I used this one), Jones' Canadian Bacon, 2 eggs and a little shredded mozzarella cheese.
The original recipes doesn't call for the Canadian bacon but rather uses prosciutto on top when it comes out of the oven. I pictured my lunch a little different so decided to run with it.
AND HERE. WE. GO.......
Ok, that didn't go as planned. But, what great successes really go as planned anyway? I will just gently scoop and move this cracked egg back on to the pizza. What can go wrong?
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Well you win some you lose some.
I was ready for whatever fate had to offer. My breakfast pizza cooked in the oven for about 15 minutes and this was the end result.
Not bad at all!! The crust didn't taste like much but the combination of the pesto and the egg, Canadian bacon and cheese, was surprisingly delightful! The only thing I would change if (and when) I do this again is to make the crust a little thinner. Or try to at least. It really was all the components of a fantastic breakfast on a gluten free crust! And because it was gluten free, I felt full after I ate but not the weighed down kind. It was so filling in fact, that I actually didn't eat the whole thing.
I left a little behind and tried to go back to it before heading to work but it wasn't the same. The good thing was my body didn't even really need that little piece. What I did finish, kept me satisfied for a long time.
All in all, a great recipe that I am happy I finally got to try!
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