Denver Diner Pizza

By JimMac

Ingredients

• Recommended crust: 14-ounce American-style
• 1/2 cup Bechamel sauce
• 1/2 cup diced ham
• 1/2 cup diced tomato
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella
• 5 or 6 raw eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation:
Roll dough out into a 12- to 14-inch crust with a thicker outer edge. Place on a pizza peel well dusted with cornmeal. Brush on Bechamel sauce, then top with ham, tomato, onion, and peppers. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese on top, then the mozzarella.

Bake on a pizza stone in a preheated 500 F oven for 3 minutes—just long enough to get the mozzarella to begin to melt. Spray the bottom of a cup or glass with non-stick spray and press five or six divots into the half-melted cheese. Crack an egg into each divot. Carefully slide back into the oven and bake until eggs are over-easy.

To serve, bring the pizza out to the table whole, so your family and friends can appreciate its unusual appearance. Then stir the yolks and whites together and spread over the top of the entire pizza, salt and pepper the whole mess, and cut it into squares.

Yield: 1 (12- to 14-inch) pizza