Ingredients
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2 large Italian bread, unsliced
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3 cups ricotta cheese
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1/3 cup prepared pesto sauce (use more or less if desired to taste, store-bought or homemade)
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1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (use more to taste if desired)
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salt and pepper
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1 cup sliced black olives (very well drained pat dry with a paper towel, can use more)
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2 (4 ounce) packages pepperoni, sliced (use more if desired)
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2 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (or to taste)
Instructions
- Place one oven rack in upper-third of the oven, and the second oven rack on the lower third.
- Heat oven to 450°F (regular or convection air-bake).
- Half each loaf lengthwise, then crosswise to make 8 pizza crusts.
- In a bowl combine ricotta, pesto, Parmesan, salt and pepper.
- Spread on the bread crusts.
- Sprinkle the olives on top of the ricotta.
- Top with pepperoni slices.
- Top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Place 4 pizzas on one baking sheet and the other 4 on another baking sheet.
- Place on sheet on one rack and the other on the other rack.
- Bake for about 10-12 minutes (the cheese should be well melted).
- Cool for about 5 minutes.