How to Make Mini French Bread Pizza

Turn an ordinary baquette into a cheesy pizza.

If you're hankering for a homemade pizza but don't have the time to mix up a dough, use a tasty shortcut instead. A loaf of French bread provides a perfectly acceptable alternative to a pizza crust. This mini French bread pizza cooks up fast in the oven.

Things You'll Need

• 1 loaf French bread
• 1 jar spaghetti sauce
• Shredded mozzarella cheese
• Pepperoni slices
• Cookie sheet
• Foil

Instructions

1. Purchase one loaf of fresh, unsliced French bread. Buying sliced French bread is an option, but the slices are usually very thin and the sauce may soak through the bread. Cutting your own slices helps.

2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. Using a sharp, serrated bread knife, slice the French bread into rounds approximately 1 ½ inches thick.

4. Line a cookie sheet with foil (dull side up) and place your slices of French bread on top.

5. Spoon spaghetti sauce on each round, spreading it thinly over the surface of the bread.

6. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the rounds. Top each round with pepperoni slices, or another topping, such as olives or peppers.

7. Bake the mini French bread pizza rounds in the center of your oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

Tips & Warnings

• Add anything else you prefer to the tops to make them unique!

• Caution: slices are hot right out of the oven.

References

• Smithsonian: Any Way You Slice It, a Poilane Loaf Is Real French Bread