Baguette Pizza bites

Baguette Pizza bites are a treat for pizza lovers. It is an easy appetizer and will surely be a crowd-pleaser. Come on now, who doesn’t love a good pizza? Baguette slices will be slathered with a generous dose of pizza sauce and topped with veggies and cheese to make these delectable appetizers.

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Pizzas are always a hit at any party. What can be better than a Pizza? Well, these Baguette Pizza bites are a superior cousin to the traditional pizza slices at parties. Parties mean socializing and lots of finger foods. You don’t want to be hogging a huge slice of pizza down when you talk to a new acquaintance or an old friend whom you meet after ages.

I’m not a huge fan of pizza at parties. By the time you start eating the half-cold pizzas, the base would’ve become soggy from all the sauce sitting on it for hours. I love Bruschetta and I came up with a clever way to incorporate the flavors of pizza in the form of finger food.

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These Baguette Pizza bites

• Are flavor packed and taste exactly like your favorite pizza
• Can be prepared in under 10 minutes if you have all the ingredients handy
• Are excellent finger food
• Taste great even after they cool down
• Never get soggy
• Can be easily customized to suit a variety of flavor preferences

Ingredients for Baguette Pizza Bites

Baguette

Using a good quality baguette is the key. Baguettes have a firm and chewy crust, keeping them crisp even hours after baking the Pizza bites.

Pizza Sauce

You can use any of your favorite pizza sauces, either store-bought or homemade.

Veggies

Use veggies of your choice. I’ve used red and yellow bell peppers and onion.

Cheese

Mozzarella is the top option. However, you can use any cheese that you have in your fridge. Always shred your own cheese to make them spread better in the oven. Pre-Shredded cheese won’t melt easily and give a weird texture when baked.

Italian seasoning

You can either use a blend of Italian seasoning as I did or use dried Oregano or Basil flakes.

Baguette Pizza Bites – Method

Basic Method

1. Chop bell peppers and onions
2. Slice the Baguette
3. Top the Baguette slices with pizza sauce and veggies
4. Sprinkle a dash of salt and Italian seasoning
5. Top it with a generous shaving of cheese
6. Bake at 400F for 9-10 minutes.

Step-by-Step method

Baguette Pizza – Prep work

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 F or 200 C. Chop the veggie topping finely, as they are going to be sitting on little slices of the Baguette. Making them too big will cause them to overflow. Also, it’s easier to bite into it if the toppings are not too big. I’ve used red and yellow bell peppers and red onion. Feel free to get creative here.

Step 2: Grate the cheese and keep it aside. I would strongly advise staying away from pre-shredded cheese for this recipe but use it if that’s all you have handy.

Step 3: Make 1-inch-thick slices of the Baguette using a Serrated knife. If your Baguette is pre-cut, you can ignore this step.

Baguette Pizza – Making

Step 4: Let’s move on to the fun part now. Arrange the Baguette slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Top them with a teaspoon of pizza sauce and spread them evenly.

Step 5: Add 1 teaspoon of chopped bell peppers and 1/2 a teaspoon of onion on top of the slices. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and some Italian seasoning. Taste the pizza sauce to gauge how much salt you want to add. The salt is just for the veggies. Remember, the pizza sauce and cheese have salt in them already. Don’t add too much salt.

Step 6: Add a generous topping of grated cheese. Can there even be too much cheese? It’s okay if it looks overstuffed now. The cheese will melt and give a beautiful crust.

Baguette Pizza – Baking

Step 7: Bake them in the oven for 9-10 minutes until the cheese bubbles and has melted completely.

Step 8:  Take it out and let it sit for at least 5 minutes before digging in, as it will be scorching hot.

Can I use Pre-shredded cheese to make Baguette Pizza Bites?

You can. However, I would always recommend staying away from the pre-shredded ones in general. They have a substance called cellulose which is a filler. For this recipe, grating your own cheese will make sure your cheese topping melts beautifully and bubbles like it does in traditional pizzas. Using the pre-shredded cheese will yield in a stringy texture because the cellulose will retard the cheese sticking to each other and melting.