This Homemade Pizza Bread recipe has quickly become a go-to appetizer recipe for me. It’s versatility and great pizza flavor makes it a party favorite!
My A Year of Yeast series has been running for more than half a year now. That’s kind of hard to believe. Needless to say, yeast and I have become good buddies at this point.
Although the fear has pretty much subsided, I still have no idea how to tell if some of the breads are baked the whole way through. I just follow the recipe and thankfully, they haven’t let me down yet. Today we are making this crazy delicious pizza bread recipe!
Of all of the recipes I’ve tried thus far, today’s is probably my favorite (with the Cinnamon Bun Bites being a close second). I made Homemade Pizza Bread! I actually discovered this recipe a few years ago. When it recently popped up on Pinterest again, I took it as I sign that I needed to make the bread.
How to Make Homemade Pizza Bread:
Now, I know everyone has their favorite Pizza Bread recipe. My dad’s wife has a recipe that is fantastic! This one is a little different as all the ingredients are incorporated into the dough. The resulting bread is really, really sensational. There is flavor everywhere. A layer of cheese inside and a side of marinara sauce bring it all together.
What I love about this recipe is that you can change the “toppings” to suit you or the folks you’re fixing it for. When I was putting this all together I was thinking of so many fun combinations. I’m hoping to try a few and I’ll report back when I do.
The actual bread part is pretty basic so the options are truly endless.
This time round, I decided to use pepperoni, sun-dried tomatoes, green onions, black olives, red pepper, green pepper, roasted garlic, and Parmesean. It’s like a supreme pizza.
The original recipe comes from The Ivory Hut. She calls her loaf Crazy Pizza Bread. I actually ended up changing her recipe quite a bit because I felt there wasn’t enough dough. I was afraid I was going to get a pretty small loaf. I was glad I opted for a larger size because this stuff is sensational. Either way, a big thanks to The Ivory Hut.
Okay, enough chatter. Let’s make some bread!
Looking for more appetizer recipes? These are some of my favorites:
- Really Good Jalapeño Dip
- Out-of-this-World Corn Dip
- Italian Sub Sandwich Rolls
- Farm-to-Table Inspired Crostini
- Everything Bagel Cheeseball
Seriously, other than chopping all of the ingredients, this Homemade Pizza Bread is easy peasy. I highly recommend it even to you newbie bread makers. It’s a perfect loaf to test your skills. Plus, your friends and family (It’s OK if it’s just for you. – I don’t judge.) will love it.
Happy baking, everyone! Does your family have a go-to homemade pizza bread? Tell me all about it or share a link to the recipe in the comments.
Pizza Bread Recipe:
Homemade Pizza Bread

Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 ½ cups warm water
- 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
- 2 ½ cups favorite toppings, diced - (I used pepperoni, sun-dried tomatoes, green onions, black olives, red pepper, green pepper, and roasted garlic.)
- ½ cup Parmesan
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 jar of marinara sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a large bowl. Let it sit for 3 minutes. Add in flour, salt, and sugar. Mix using a spoon just until it comes together. (There's no need for a big stand mixer here.)
- Add in the toppings and Parmesan and combine well. The dough will be tacky. Dust with a bit more flour if it feels too tacky. Let rise for about 1 hour, then put in the refrigerator to continue rising for another hour.
- Take the dough out of the refrigerator. Flour your countertop, then roll out the dough into a rectangle about 11×17”.
- Sprinkle mozzarella over top. Then, fold along the long side, like an envelope. Seal sides so cheese is not exposed. Let your loaf rest while you preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Bake the bread, either on a pizza stone or baking sheet, for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown.
- About halfway through I added a piece of aluminum foil to the top of my loaf to prevent it from getting too dark. About 3 minutes before taking it out, lightly brush the top with olive oil and let it finish baking. Let rest on a wire rack to cool slightly before slicing.
Can you please explain the folding technique I’m fuzzy on the fold like an envelope “
Making this tomorrow! Can’t wait to try!
can you make these as “muffins” or something smaller?
I haven’t tried that. If you do, please let me know how they turn out.
xo Michael
Can’t wait to try this recipe! Love your blog!!
The hydration level of this bread is really high. I converted to gms/ml and I see ~80% water without considering moisture if any from the topping ingredients. Is this dough supposed to be very sticky?
I’m not understanding the directions “fold long side line an envelope “
I love this recipe, its full of flavor makes a great snack !
This looks really good! I’m giving some thought to making stuffed breadsticks with this by dividing it into small sections after rising and wrapping it around sticks of string cheese. I’m figuring that these would be the bomb with pizza sauce, and maybe some garlic alfredo for dipping.
What kind of yeast should I use instant or active yeast.
Generally speaking, active dry yeast needs to be dissolved in water before using, while instant yeast can be mixed right into dry ingredients. In this case you would use active dry yeast. Hope that helps!
xo Michael
Can you freeze these completely made but before baking or do you need to freeze the dough and then make the rolls after thawing it?
I did not freeze mine, so I’m not sure. You’d have to test it.
xo Michael
Hallo. Kurze frage da steht 450 Grad ?? Ist das richtig so. Oder sind 250 Grad gemeint beim normalen Backofen ?höher geht ja nicht einzustellen.
Gruß Sandra Hellmann
Recipe is in Fahrenheit! 450°F = ~230°C
As I was wandering aimlessly through Pintrest looking at of all things Christmas decorations, PIZZA BREAD jumped out at me and I had to forget about Christmas!! I can’t wait til tomorrow when I can head to the grocery store to pick up some of our favorite pizza toppings to make this bread. Fortunately pizza is a four seasons food that most everyone loves!!
Made this last night and as “Ina Garten” would say. . it was Fabulous. Will definitely make it again. . thank you for a great recipe !
I was wondering if anyone has tried freezing this dough OR how long I could refrigerate before baking???
This bread is great. We added Italian seasoning and garlic to the dough.
So good! Everyone went crazy for this pizza bread recipe. I’ll be making it again. Thank you!!
Hi MICHAEL…its so cool..i make it..thank you so much. This is my second comment ..