Sheet Pan Masala Egg Pizza
Back after a couple of days of travel, this sheet pan Masala Egg Pizza is the order of the day. It is more of a flatbread, but pizza sounds better.
The Story of my Sheet Pan Masala Egg Pizza
I have procrastinated much for this post and finally am getting this going. This time cobbling it for mother’s day with the two young people. My reflections on motherhood are many. All can be best summed up in wondering constantly, always and forever where does all the time go? Here is to the most rewarding, exhausting and infuriating job in the world…
I am however one of those people, who have concluded my life would be imperfect and incomplete without my children. I realize it might not be for everyone, but definitely worth a try for the right person, in fact, you might just be a believer.
It will change you perception, and make you realize that the best flowers are those thriving unfettered in nature rather than the ones that are given to you in a bouquet. It will also make you realize that it is indeed important to call mom, even if it means less sleep to brace yourself for Monday.
After all, you realize it takes plenty of late nights and then some to raise children, and then wonder where they are all gone.
My brand of motherhood is however much like today’s recipe – practical, comforting, full of color, flavor and mostly loaded with a healthy touch of irreverence. There is no real case of perfection and possibly not worth searching for this elusive concept. This recipe, is special and something that I love making with the kids. Here they are giving this a try for mother’s day, waiting for me to join in the fun.
More on the Recipe and How I make it
It can be made with anything you have on hand. My go to vegetables for this dish are, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. I use about 1 cup of cheese. Half of this tends to be odds and ends, and the other half is a blend of sharp cheddar and parmesan. The eggs get cooked to a semi soft consistency. I allow half an egg per person. You can decide how many you want.
Sheet pan pizza’s (I know they should be called flatbreads) are a great idea. Here is a Kale and chicken tikka pizza that is definitely a good candidate.
A comforting sheet pan version of a spiced egg pizza, a marriage of naan, masala eggs.
Ingredients
- For the base
- 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole flour or atta
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper.
- 1.5 tablespoons rapid rise yeast water as needed.
- Toppings
- 3/4 cup of any cheese, grated (see notes)
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan.
- 1/4 cup grated extra sharp cheddar.
- 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes, or 20 grape tomatoes cut into halves.
- 1 small red onion thinly sliced.
- 1 small red bell pepper thinly sliced.
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano.
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro.
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional and to taste)
Instructions
- Place the flour flours, salt, olive oil, black pepper, cilantro in the base of a food processor and mix until well mixed.
- Add the yeast and mix again, you should get a crumbly dough the texture of breadcrumbs.
- Add enough water to form a soft smooth dough and remove from the food processor and place in a large mixing bowl. Knead a little and let the mixture rest for at least 2 hours until doubled. Knead again and let it rise another hour. This dough is optimum for cold overnight rising in the refrigerator, if you have time.
- Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Prepare a sheet pan a 8 by 12 sheet pan for baking,
- Roll out the dough and stretch to reach the sides of the pan.
- Place in the oven and bake for about 8 minutes.
- Remove from the oven.
- Mix all the cheeses in a bowl. Sprinkle half the base with the cheese. Arrange all the vegetables and carefully crack the eggs uniformly across the pizza.
- Bake for 6 more minutes.
- Remove from the oven, sprinkle with the remaining cheese. bake for another 5 minutes. Turn off the oven, let this rest for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, sprinkle with the oregano, cilantro and crushed red pepper flakes if using.
Notes
Make the pizza base the day before and let it rest overnight. For the cheese, I use this to clear out the odds and ends that I have, you can use whatever you want, maybe just a combination of cheddar and parmesan.
Uma Dandapani
Great recipe! Will try it for family.