Breakfast Pizza

Sometimes you just have a bad day in the kitchen.  Well mine was last night.  The food itself was wonderful; however, pretty much everything leading up to the eating part was a complete cooking fiasco.  I looked up the word in wikipedia and fiasco is defined as an absolute, abject or utterly humiliating failure. I can't think of a better word to describe what happened. I'll try keep the story short so here you go....

My neighbor made bacon early in morning. As a result, our hallway and my apartment was filled for the entire day by this smell.  It was about noon that I gave in and decided, no matter what I make for dinner tonight, it needs to involve bacon.  I brainstormed ideas and came up with a breakfast pizza.  Simple... minimal ingredients... I mean how can you mess that up?  Well, I had read online that using a pizza pan was the best way if you use crescent rolls as the crust.  That way it becomes golden brown instead of being undercooked if you put it directly on a baking pan.  I was careful to pinch all the edges of the rolls together so there was no cracks and poured my egg mixture over the dough.  I saw some of the edges seeping over on the counter but tried to pinch the edges up to create a lip so the egg mixture wouldn't spill.  In my head, this idea was great.  However, about five minutes after putting it in the oven, the most awful smell starts pouring into my kitchen. I run to the oven and open the door to a cloud of smoke.  Clearly, my "lip" did not hold.  The egg mixture has poured all over the shelf and bottom of the oven and was burning black.  Now here is where the humiliating part comes in.  Instead of calling it quits and removing it from the oven and shutting it off, I decide that the damage is done, the apartment already reeks, it can't get much worse, and  I should at least be able to get a good pizza out of this.  I place the pizza pan on top of a lined baking pan and place it back in the oven to prevent future spillage.  About 15 minutes later, Moe walks in and starts gaging at the cloud of smoke that has filled our apartment.  I pull out the pizza which is cooked perfectly, but at a huge price... the smell of burnt eggs that lingers in our apartment and in our clothes.  Even after the 15 candles that I am currently burning, the smell still lingers. 

After all that, the pizza was in fact awesome.  My only suggestion is do NOT use a pizza pan with holes in the bottom :)

Breakfast Pizza
Source:  Miss J Original
Serves: 2 servings

1 roll of crescent rolls
4 eggs
8 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 tablespoon sour cream, light
pinch of nutmeg
1/2 tsp parsley
1 tsp dijon mustard
ground pepper
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1 handful spinach leaves
cooking spray

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Line a baking pan with foil.  Spray with cooking spray.  Unroll the crescent rolls and in one sheet lay down on the baking pan.  pinch together the edges of the squares to make one big rectangle.  Sprinkle bacon crumbles over the dough.  In a bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, nutmeg, parsley, Dijon mustard, and ground pepper.  Once mixed well, stir in shredded cheese.  Pour cheese mixture over crescent rolls, careful not to get too close to the edges.  You don't have to use the entire egg mixture.  As I mentioned above, you don't want to over do it because then it will pour over the edges :) Take the spinach leaves and and bunch together in a roll. With a pair of scissors, cut thin strips and sprinkle over the pizza.  Place in oven and cook for 20-30 minutes until desired doneness, checking frequently to avoid burning.  Cut and eat like a pizza. 

Ratings:
Miss J, 8 out of 10
Moe, 8 out of 10

- Miss J