Show Us Your Life- Breakfast Recipes

I have to admit, I have never made either one of these recipes, but they sound too amazing not to try!

Breakfast Hawaiian Pizza with Ham, Eggs, Cheese, and Pineapple

Courtesy of Rachael Ray

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 1/2 pound breakfast ham, chopped
• 6 large eggs, beaten
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 1 store-bought pizza crust, such as Boboli brand (12-inch)
• 2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 fresh cored pineapple, diced

Pre-heat the oven to 400°F.

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add EVOO. Add ham and cook for two minutes.
Beat eggs with salt and pepper. Add to ham, and scramble (cook, stirring until no longer runny).
Place the pizza on a pizza pan or cookie sheet. Top with the scrambled eggs, ham, cheese and pineapple. Bake until crust is crisp and cheese is bubbly, 12-15 minutes.

Cut into eight pieces and serve.

Baked French Toast Casserole with Maple Syrup
Courtesy of Paula Deen

Prep 20 min

Inactive 8 hr 0 min

Cook 40 min

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread (13 to 16 ounces)
• 8 large eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Dash salt
• Praline Topping, recipe follows
• Maple syrup

Directions

Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. (Use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.

The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.

Praline Topping:

• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Makes enough for Baked French Toast Casserole.