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Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Divided
- 1 whole Leek (white And Light Green Parts Only), Thinly Sliced
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 6 slices Bacon, Cooked And Roughly Chopped
- 8 ounces, weight Swiss-style Cheese, Shredded (about 2 Cups)
- 3 whole Eggs
- 1/2 whole Recipe For Pizza Dough
Method
- 1.
- Prepare the pizza dough to the point of letting it rest after it has risen.
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
- 2.
- While you wait for the pizza dough to rest, melt 1 tablespoon of the unsalted butter in a skillet over medium heat and saute the sliced leeks.
- Season with salt and pepper and saute until they are soft, about 5-7 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- 3.
- Once the pizza dough is ready, shape it and place it on a pizza pan or peel (whatever your typical method is to make pizza at home).
- Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and brush it over the pizza crust.
- Top with the sauteed leeks, then scatter the bacon over the leeks.
- Top with the shredded cheese.
- Crack the eggs over the cheese (evenly spaced) and season the top of the pizza with freshly ground black pepper.
- 4.
- Transfer the dough to the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted and starting to brown.
- * Note 1: For detailed instructions on preparing homemade pizza dough, please click the Related Link and see the recipe for Basic Pizza Dough.
- Note my recipe makes enough for 2 crusts and this quiche recipe needs only one crust.
- So you can reserve the other crust for another use.
- * Note 2: If you bought a pre-made pizza shell or prepared dough, just pick up the instructions on step #2.
- Just be sure to use the oven temperature specified for the pizza shell or dough you are using, if given.
