Homemade Breakfast Stromboli - what's not to love about a fantastic, easy to make bread enclosing, scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, 2 cheeses and red peppers? I sure don't know. It bakes up perfectly and cuts into beautiful slices with the filling intact.
I have used my super flavorful and easy Homemade Pizza Dough which turned out to be one of my biggest posts this year. Everyone loves it! It goes together in minutes, rises really fast but still has tons of flavor and can be used in multiple ways.
Stromboli can be filled with almost anything as long as it isn't a wet filling. It can be packed with meats and cheeses, just veggies, whatever you want for any time of the day or any occasion.
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Other Italian inspired recipes include: Stuffed Focaccia, International Flatbreads, Stuffed Italian Bread - Pane Bianco, Italian Calzones, and the Muffaletta Bread. Asparagus Season is Here makes a great accompaniment.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- After the ingredients are prepped, it's super easy and fast to get into the oven.
- As long as the ingredients aren't wet, this can be made and refrigerated overnight.
- The pizza dough can be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated. It is far easier to roll out and fill if it is cold.
- After the initial rise of the pizza dough, the stromboli never rises again. After filling, it goes straight into the oven.
- It can be served as is or with a sauce such as taco sauce, marinara, even ranch if that's your go to.
How to Easily Make Bite-size Bacon
When I want bite-size pieces of bacon, I simply cut ¾" to 1" strips vertically as shown. When fried in a skillet, they reduce to the perfect size. Be sure to fry these until they are crispy so they don't become soggy in the stromboli.
Recipe Ingredients
Pizza Dough
FRONT ROW: Instant yeast, olive oil, salt
BACK ROW: All-purpose flour, semolina flour, water
Homemade Breakfast Stromboli Ingredients
FRONT ROW: Cheddar Cheese, roasted red peppers, pepper jack cheese
MIDDLE ROW: Pizza Dough
BACK ROW: Eggs, hash brown potatoes, bacon
Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full ingredients & instructions
Step by Step Instructions
Note: Before starting the bacon and hash browns should be cooked until crisp and the eggs scrambled. Everything should be completely cooled before rolling out the dough. The cheeses need to be shredded. The jarred peppers should be dried well between paper towels.
Step 1. Roll the dough into into a 10" x16" rectangle on a lightly floured board. It will be easiest to do if the dough is cold. The 16" side should be in front of you. Step 2. Mark off 3" on the far end of the dough. There should be no ingredients on this part as the filling will push forward as it is rolled. Spread the shredded cheddar cheese evenly to within 1" of each end. Step 3. Top the cheese with the hash brown potatoes. Step 4. Add the scrambled eggs.
Step 5. Add the red peppers. Step 6. Top with the bacon. Step 7. Finish with the pepper jack cheese. Step 8. Fold the 1" exposed side dough over the filling. Wet the end of the roll with water. Roll the filled dough up tightly all the way to the end. Seal the end of the dough by pinching it together.
Step 9. The finished roll is turned seam side down. Step 10. It is placed on a parchment lined half sheet pan and scored into 1" slices. Do not go all the way through the dough. Egg wash the roll twice. Cut several vents in the top. Step 12. Cool briefly if serving immediately.
Recipe FAQS
It is a yeast dough, usually a pizza dough, filled with an assortment of meats, vegetables, eggs, whatever is desired and tightly rolled up and baked. It can be served with or without a sauce.
While they can both be made with the same ingredients, calzones are a hand pie where the filling is placed on a round of dough which is turned over the filling and baked.
An Italian immigrant in Philadelphia invented it, as legend has it, to feed hungry coal miners who wanted something filling and portable they could take to work.
It is named after the volcanic island of Stromboli off the coast of Sicily. It was inspired by the name of a movie "Off the Island of Stromboli".
Storage and Reheating
Store leftovers in the refrigerator. To reheat wrap each slice in foil. Poke a 1 in hole in the top and heat at 350°F for about 10 to 15 minutes.
The stromboli can also be made ahead and frozen if desired. For a whole roll, thaw in the fridge, then warm in a 350°F oven for 20 to 25 minutes on a parchment lined baking sheet. If it's whole it doesn't need to be wrapped.
Expert Tips
- Have all the ingredients prepped and cooled. The bacon and hash browns should be fried crisp, the eggs scrambled, the jarred red peppers drained and patted dry and the cheeses shredded.
- After it is filled and rolled up, score it into the desired number of pieces without going through the dough. This will make cutting it easier after baking.
- Make sure to keep the bottom 3" of dough clean without any filling. The filling will push down as it rolls and fill in the empty space. Otherwise some of the filling is bound to get pushed out of the dough. Each side should have a 1" margin to allow it to be folded over the ingredients to keep them inside the roll.
- Roll it tightly to avoid any air spaces.
- It is baked immediately without rising.
- Double pan so the bottom doesn't overbake before the rest of it baked.
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Homemade Breakfast Stromboli
Ingredients
Homemade Pizza Dough
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour (240 grams)
- 3 tablespoons semolina flour (30 grams)
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons olive or canola oil
- ¾ cup warm water (90°F)
- 1 ½ teaspoons instant yeast
Homemade Breakfast Stromboli
- 8 ounces bacon (225 grams)
- 2 cups frozen hash brown potatoes
- 5 large eggs
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (114 grams)
- 4 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded (114 grams)
- ½ cup jarred, roasted red peppers
- 1 large egg, beaten
Instructions
Homemade Pizza Dough
- Using the ingredients above, go the Homemade Pizza Dough for photos and instructions.
Homemade Breakfast Stromboli
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- For the easiest way to cut the bacon into bite-size pieces is to open a package of bacon and cut ¾" to 1" pieces vertically as shown in the photo. Be sure to fry them until crisp so they don't become soggy in the stromboli. Place between paper towels and pat well to remove excess grease. Cool before using.
- Fry the hash brown potatoes until medium brown and crispy. Cool before using.
- Whisk the eggs to mix them. Add 2 tablespoons water and whisk. Place in a medium hot skillet with a bit of butter or oil and cook to the desired consistency. Cool before using.
- Pat the jarred red pepper between paper towels to dry the off. Cut into bite size pieces.
- Roll the dough into a 10" x 16" rectangle on a lightly floured surface. It will be easiest to do if the dough is cold. The 16" side should be in front of you.
- Mark off 3" on the far end of the dough. There should be no ingredients on this part as the filling will push forward as it is rolled.
- Spread the shredded cheddar cheese evenly to within 1" of each side.
- Top the cheese with the hash brown potatoes, followed by, in order by the scrambled eggs, red peppers, bacon, and top with the shredded pepper jack cheese.
- Fold the 1" exposed side dough over the filling. Wet the end of the roll with water. Roll the filled dough up tightly all the way to the end. Seal the end of the dough by pinching it together.
- Turn the roll over so the seam is on the bottom. Place the roll in the prepared pan. Score it every inch or as large as you want the pieces. This will make it cut easier. The roll may be tightly covered at this point and refrigerate overnight.
- When ready to bake, cut 3 vents in the top of the roll along the marked lines. Brush with the egg wash twice.
- Double Pan. Bake at 400°F fro 35 to 40 minutes until medium brown and the inside temperature is 200°F.
- Cool for a few minutes and then cut along the scored lines to serve.
- Leftovers can be individually wrapped in foil and stored in the refrigerator for a couple of days. To serve, preheat the oven to 400°F, Cut a hole in the top of the foil to let the steam escape and heat for 10 to 15 minutes until hot. Unwrap and serve.
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Bobbi says
Yummy, yummy, yummy! Aside from the yum factor, I greatly appreciate your well written recipes. They are a joy to make.
Helen S Fletcher says
Hi Bobbi, Thanks for your kind words.