Recipe video above. A quick to make pizza bread, made for tucking into lunchboxes or a great savoury snack for morning tea. It's something I created as an economical alternative to pizza bread from Bakers' Delight, a popular Australian bakery chain. Use store-bought pizza sauce and pre-shredded cheese for convenience (true to name!), and whatever toppings your heart desires. Sour cream and olive oil keeps the crumb moist so it will stay fresh for 4 days in an airtight container.
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT40M
Rating
4.95 stars (91 reviews)
Keywords
lunchbox idea, mini pizzas, pizza bread
Ingredients
2 cups plain flour (all-purpose flour)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda / bi-carb soda (, sifted (Note 1))
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese, ( same as above (Note 2))
1/2 cup pizza sauce (, store bought or homemade (any of them))
1/4 red onion (, finely sliced)
1/2 green capsicum / bell pepper (, finely sliced)
1/4 cup sliced kalamata olives
50g/ 2 oz pepperoni slices ((about 1/2 cup))
Categories
Baking
Breads
Lunchbox
Snacks
Cuisine
Western
Steps
Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan). Oil spray a 23 x 33 cm (9 x 13") metal pan then line with baking / parchment paper (Note 3).
Whisk Dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Whisk Wet ingredients in a separate bowl until combined.
Combine Wet & Dry - Pour Wet into the Dry ingredients. Mix with a rubber spatula until the flour is mostly mixed in but you can still see a bit of flour. Add cheese then stir until you can no longer see flour. Some small lumps is fine, they will bake out.
Assemble - Scrape into the baking pan and evenly spread - it's not that thick, remember it rises! Spread the surface with pizza sauce. Sprinkle with cheese, then (in this order) onion, capsicum, olives then pepperoni.
Bake 40 min - Bake 25 minutes uncovered. Cover with a baking tray (or foil) then bake for a further 15 minutes.
Cool 10 minutes in the pan then use the paper overhang to lift or slide out onto a cooling rack. Cool for a further 10 minutes before slicing to serve.
Serving - Great at room temp though for VIP's, sometimes I warm it in the oven, drizzle with a swish of olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of oregano.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 260 kcal
Carbohydrates: 19 g
Protein: 10 g
Fat: 16 g
Saturated Fat: 7 g
Trans Fat: 0.1 g
Cholesterol: 46 mg
Sodium: 425 mg
Sugar: 2 g
Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
Reviews
Barb on 2026-06-13 (5 stars): I needed something to take for lunch at an all day class I’m about to take. I’ve just had a small slice of it and it is delicious. I had no capsicum to add so it’s just pepperoni, onion and olives. I’ll be the envy of the other quilters tomorrow.
Marilyn Ashman on 2026-04-27 (5 stars): I Love your Recipes and wish you lived near me so I could do the taste test. lol!
I also Love the stories and photos that you share of sweet precious Dozer. What a beautiful soul he must have been in your life.
Run Free Dozer Over the Rainbow Bridge with others who were there before you! :) <3
Jean on 2026-03-24 (4 stars): this was very tasty, however more “bready” than I anticipated. (Yes, I know it is named Pizza Bread) Next time I make I will either make two pans or not use all of the dough. The ratio of bread to sauce and toppings was a little much for us. Otherwise it was delicious!! Thanks
Robyn on 2025-10-31 (5 stars): Delicious I did add cherry tomatoes though only because I had them in the refrigerator I will definitely be making again thank you Nagi
Jayne on 2025-10-23 (5 stars): I'm also thinking of adding pesto or sweet chilli sauce to the base. Did you add the pesto to the batter or swirl it through once it was in the baking pan?
sara on 2025-10-13 (5 stars): My family loves this recipe! Pizza is difficult to come by in our country and if I don't plan ahead to make traditional pizza this is an easy and delicious alternative. We use whatever cheese is cheapest at the store and I grate it myself, make our own sauce from Nagi's recipe (I make the 'fresh and quick' version but add herbs), and use whatever scrap veg I have on hand. Pepperoni is really hard to find here so I don't use it, sadly, but if I have bacon already cooked I'll crumble that on top. Thank you, Nagi! You never let me down! And having a no,-profit food kitchen to feed those in need- you are my hero!
Fairouz on 2025-05-05 (5 stars): I made this recipe for lunch yesterday and three of us finished most of it in one sitting. My son went on a picnic with friends today so I made another pizza bread for them this morning.
Thank you Nagi. This is already a family favourite which I will
make often.
FranW on 2025-03-23 (5 stars): I made this again today, and it got rave reviews from both recipients. I used parmesan in the base, mozzarella on top, and onion capsicum bacon toppings.
The three of us ate two thirds of the pan for lunch!
Shannise Scott on 2025-03-10 (5 stars): You can put a cookie sheet on top. I used the foil. I don't know if you can cook uncovered the last 15 minutes. 🤔
Shannise Scott on 2025-03-10 (5 stars): You can put a cookie sheet on top. I used the foil. I don't know if you can cook uncovered the last 15 minutes. 🤔
Shannise Scott on 2025-03-10 (5 stars): Delicious 😋 and I have it all to myself. I will be baking this again.
Fatma on 2025-03-01 (5 stars): This was amazing !!! Turned out super delicious and my family loved it !! Sooo easy and tasty 10/10
Kristine Crawford on 2025-02-15 (5 stars): Thank you Nagi
This pizza bread is delicious
Meg on 2024-10-17 (5 stars): Sooo delicious. I made this dairy free (my son has an allergy) by using natural coconut yoghurt, (in place of the sour cream), soy milk, and dairy free cheese (his favourite is Cheer brand at Coles). It worked perfectly with no coconut taste. Thank you again Nagi for your delicious genius.
