The stale bread “pizza” is a quick and easy idea, ideal for last-minute lunches or dinners, but most importantly, it is an anti-waste recipe or recycling: it uses exactly the leftover stale bread. Instead of throwing it away, we’ll use it to make this delicious and at the same time very tasty recipe. It almost looks like a pizza, although definitely quicker to make. In fact, it takes just a few minutes to make, and the cooking is equally fast.
We can choose to cook it in the oven or in the air fryer: in this case, it will be ready in even less time. Alternatively, we can also make it in a pan, just use the lid. Below you will find all the cooking methods specified.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2People
- Cooking methods: Air Frying, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 4 slices stale bread
- 7 oz tomato sauce
- 2 oz mozzarella
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste oregano
Tools
- Air Fryer
Steps
To make the “stale bread pizza, first slice the bread. If you’re using the air fryer, place them on a parchment paper tray (this way, if any cheese drips, it won’t be lost under the basket holes), while if you prefer to use the oven, place the bread slices on a baking tray (I’ll leave an additional explanation for the pan below). They should be placed close together to form a pizza. Separately, mix the tomato sauce with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, a pinch of salt, and oregano. Spread the sauce over the bread slices.
Then do this first cooking: in the air fryer at 375°F for 7 minutes, or in the oven at 392°F for 10-12 minutes.
Meanwhile, grate the mozzarella (I used the one for pizza that doesn’t release liquid). Take the bread pizza and add the mozzarella, then continue cooking for another 2 minutes in the air fryer or 4 in the oven.
For pan cooking: place the bread slices and spread the sauce on top. Start cooking on a very low flame for about 8 minutes. At this point, add the mozzarella and continue cooking, this time with the lid.
And here is this stale bread “pizza”, perfect for any lunch or dinner. Enjoy your meal!
Tips for you
✔ It is strongly recommended to use parchment paper; in this case, I recommend the parchment paper trays suitable for air fryers that you can find here: trays.
✔ For this recipe, I used the COSORI 4.7 air fryer which you can find on Amazon by clicking here.
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