jill joins breakfast.

Breakfast Pizza

Each Friday morning is breakfast with Kristi and Bekah. This week, their middle sister Jill joined us. The three of them together are a bundle of energy, comfort, and so much laughter. I love lazy mornings with delicious Intelligensia Coffee (thank you jill!) and creative food.

This week, we made a breakfast pizza and cereal encrusted french toast. The dough recipe was adopted from Smitten Kitchen, and the french toast was made with a honey-whole wheat bread that was gifted to me from one of my students. The dough for the breakfast pizza makes two portions. I threw the extra in the freezer to make another day.

Cereal Encrusted French Toast

The french toast was encrusted with Honey Bunches of Oats, but you could use any cereal. We ate ours with a honey-hazelnut glaze.

Friday Breakfast. Everything is better with Avocados.

Breakfast Pizza:
dough: see below
2 cups cheddar and provolone cheese
4 eggs
oregano, basil, Italian seasonings
garlic salt
pepper
parmesan cheese to sprinkle
1 sliced avocado

The beginning.

the dough:
The night before, place 3/4 cup warm water in a bowl and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon yeast. Stir and then let it sit for 5 minutes. Add 2 cups plus 2 Tablespoons of flour and stir until well mixed. Take dough out of the bowl and knead for about 4 minutes on a well-floured surface. Divide the dough and form into each part into a tight ball. Place on a floured cookie sheet, cover with plastic bags (I used a couple target bags) and place in the refrigerator. The next morning, take dough out of fridge an hour before baking and set in a warm area.

the pizza:
Preheat the oven to 475 degrees.
Take one portion of dough and form into 12inch diameter circle on a pizza stone sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover the dough with the two cups of cheese. Carefully break the four eggs onto the pizza. Cover with seasonings and garlic salt and extra parmesan. Bake for about 10 minutes, turning the stone halfway through. Remove from oven when cheese is golden and yolks are hard. Top the pizza with sliced avocado, cut into four portions, and enjoy!

And the finished product.

Cereal Encrusted French Toast:
6 thick slices of good bread
1 cup crushed cereal
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons cinnamon
butter for the skillet

In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, and cinnamon.
In a separate bowl, place the crushed cereal.
Coat each piece of bread with egg mixture. Press one side of bread into crushed cereal and place directly on hot, buttered skillet. Fry each side of bread for about 2 minutes, or until golden. Serve with maple syrup and honey-hazelnut glaze.

Delightful.

Honey-Hazelnut Glaze
2 Tablespoons Hazelnut flavored Cream Cheese
1 Tablespoon Honey
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Milk

Blend the cream cheese, honey, and sugar. Add milk until the mixture is glaze consistency.