Poutine Pizza

1 . Stage

Place flour in a large bowl. Whisk water, egg, yeast, and sugar together in a cup. Make a well in the flour and pour in yeast mixture. Stir until mixture forms a smooth dough, adding a small amount of flour or water if needed. Cover bowl with a towel; set aside to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spread French fries in a single layer on a baking sheet.

3 . Stage

Bake fries in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4 . Stage

Heat a large skillet over medium heat and fry bacon pieces until browned, about 5 minutes; remove to drain on a paper towel.

5 . Stage

Spray a round pizza pan with baking spray.

6 . Stage

Punch down dough, and flatten onto pizza pan. For a stuffed crust, sprinkle about 1/4 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend around the edge of the dough, roll dough inward over cheese, and pinch dough to seal.

7 . Stage

Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce over dough. Spread fries over dough; pour gravy over fries as needed to cover. Top with remaining Mexican cheese blend. Sprinkle bacon pieces evenly over pizza.

8 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and crust is golden, about 20 minutes.