french loaf pizza

How To Make french loaf pizza

• Step 1
  Make the sauce first. There will be extra sauce. Use some for dipping the crusts. Leftover sauce freezes well.
• Step 2
  Pour the tomatoes in a saucepan or high sided skillet on med heat. I used a quart that I had in my freezer. You can use canned or fresh (peeled) tomatoes.
• Step 3
  When tomatoes come to a boil add tomato paste. Stir in.
• Step 4
  Add the drained carrots. You can use fresh carrots but they should be chopped and steamed till tender first. Carrots will help reduce the acidity of the tomatoes. Crush the carrots with a potato masher or stick blender.
• Step 5
  Add the celery.
• Step 6
  Add the onion.
• Step 7
  Add the olives.
• Step 8
  Add the mushrooms.
• Step 9
  Add the individual serving can of Spicy V-8 juice. (4oz.) This is not too spicy but adds flavor.
• Step 10
  Let the sauce warm thru then keep the pot on low heat.
• Step 11
  Make the garlic toast.
• Step 12
  Cut the french loaf in half (top and bottom) lengthwise.
• Step 13
  Then cut the loaf into half. (there will be 4 pieces)
• Step 14
  Preheat the oven. I use my convection toaster oven. 450 degrees on turbo. Rack placed in center of oven. A regular oven will do as well. 450 degrees with the rack in the next to top position.
• Step 15
  Place the bread cut side up on a pan that fits the oven. 2 slices for the toaster oven, all 4 for the regular oven.
• Step 16
  Pull out some of the bread from each slice. Save it to make bread crumbs.
• Step 17
  Butter the bread on the torn side facing up. Each slice uses 1 tbsp butter. Use salted or unsalted.
• Step 18
  Sprinkle the butter with garlic powder. Use as much or as little as you like.
• Step 19
  Sprinkle the Buttered bread with the parmesan cheese.
• Step 20
  Place the bread in the oven. Toast the bread as if making cheesy garlic toast. Watch it closely as to not let it burn. Remove the toast on the pan from the oven.
• Step 21
  Spread a thin layer of the sauce on the toast. All the way to the edges.
• Step 22
  Layer the pepperoni over the sauce. I layer it 2 slices side by side one end to the other on each slice.
• Step 23
  Spread thin layer of sauce over pepperoni.
• Step 24
  Sprinkle shredded Italian cheese blend lightly over pepperoni and sauce.
• Step 25
  Add crumbled sausage and hamburger over cheese. I have used cooked frozen meatballs here too. Just cut them into 1/4 pieces.
• Step 26
  Spread sauce liberally over the crumbled meats.
• Step 27
  Sprinkle with lots of the Italian cheeses.
• Step 28
  Place pan with pizzas back in the oven and heat till cheese on top is browning.
• Step 29
  Remove Pizzas on pans from oven. Let sit 4-5n minutes. Cut across long sides into slices fr easier eating.
• Step 30
  serve with extra sauce for dipping slices and crusts.
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