An economical, easy copycat of the fan favourite Bakers Delightpizza bread, a much loved lunch-on-the-run!
Think: morning tea, picnics, hungry teenagers, freezer stash!
Ive always wanted to recreate the fan favourite pizza breads.
Lunchbox pizza bread in a… lunchbox! OK fine, it’s just a biscuit tin. 😂 Withhomemade muesli bar(coming soon!), baby cucumber, cherry tomatoes, grapes and Vegemite shapes (it’s an Aussie thing).
And noticing that the RRP has crept up to $4.90 (inflation!)
was just the kick I needed to get moving on it.
So here it is today my pizza bread.
Lunchbox pizza bread in a… lunchbox! OK fine, it’s just a biscuit tin. 😂 Withhomemade muesli bar(coming soon!), baby cucumber, cherry tomatoes, grapes and Vegemite shapes (it’s an Aussie thing).
Ingredients in pizza bread
This is a quick pizza bread thats based on a savoury muffin batter.
Which means no yeast, no kneading, no rise time.
The batter
Flour Just plain / all purpose flour.
Basically, both make muffins, cakes etc rise.
For this recipe, only baking powder = crumb not as soft or moist.
Only baking soda = mound rather than flat surface.
Combo of both = perfect!
Shredded cheese Used to flavour the crumb and top the bread.
Use your favourite shredded cheese (or cheese blend) that melts except mozzarella which doesnt have much flavour.
The batter will be a bit lumpy, like muffin batters. Shredded cheese lumps (good!) and little flour lumps which are fine as they will cook out.
If mozzarella is all youve got, just add an extra 1/2 teaspoon salt in the batter.
Milk & sour cream (or yogurt) These are the liquids for this batter.
Less flour = more moist crumb.
Olive oil This too helps keep the crumb moist.
Oil, on the other hand, remains in liquid form which means the crumb is more moist.
Egg This is the binding agent in the batter.
Toppings
Im going for quick n easy today, so Ive used a store bought pizza sauce.
Pizza sauce As noted above, this is just store bought.
Use any flavour your heart desires!
Feel free to use whatever you want.
Shredded cheese I just use the same cheese as noted above in the batter.
How to make my easy pizza bread
Youre going to LOVE how easy this is!
Whisk Dry ingredientsin a bowl.
I whisk the dry first so the whisk stays clean to use for the wet ingredients!
Whisk Wet ingredientsin a separate bowl.
It will still be lumpy thats ok!
Add cheesethen mix until you’ve got the option to no longer see flour.
If the batter still has some small flour lumps, thats fine as they will bake out.
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Spreadthe batter into a 23 x 33 cm (9 x 13) lined metal pan.
Theres no need to line the short sides if you spray with oil.
This is because glass takes a little longer to heat up.
), olives and pepperoni (in that order).
Bake 40 minutes Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
Then pop a baking tray on top and bake for a further 15 minutes.
This will stop the cheese from getting a little too golden.
Coolfor 10 minutes in the pan, then 10 minutes on a cooling rack before slicing to serve.
Its important to follow recipe directions for cooling baked goods because they finish cooking inside.
This bread will still be warm after 20 minutes resting time.
But its also specifically designed to be tasty at room temperature, for popping into lunch boxes!
And it will stay fresh for 3 to 4 days.
Pictured in post (top) with ahomemade muesli bar.
And finally, my last effort to convince you to try this?Theresnothing like homemade.
I really love how you smell afterwards!.
