Description
Enjoy a quick and crispy Red Baron French Bread Pizza made perfectly in your air fryer. This easy recipe enhances a frozen pizza with flavorful seasonings and a golden, crunchy crust in just eight minutes, making it a deliciously convenient meal for two.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza and Toppings
- 1 Red Baron French Bread Pizza, frozen
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Seasonings
- 1 teaspoon cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Other
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat Air Fryer: Set your air fryer to 380°F and let it run for three minutes. This preheating step is crucial to create a crunchy base as soon as the pizza is placed inside.
- Prepare Basket: Evenly sprinkle cornmeal across the basket of the air fryer. This prevents sticking and adds a delightful crunch to the pizza crust.
- Brush Pizza Base: Remove the frozen pizza from packaging and pat dry any ice crystals with paper towels. Lightly brush the bottom of the pizza with olive oil to ensure a beautifully browned crust.
- Season Pizza: Lightly dust garlic powder and Italian seasoning evenly over the top of the pizza to boost the flavor beyond the original frozen pizza.
- Air Fry the Pizza: Place the pizza halves into the air fryer basket without overlapping. Air fry at 380°F for five minutes. At the halfway mark (around 2.5 minutes), rotate each pizza half 180° to ensure even cooking and browning.
- Add Parmesan Cheese: After five minutes, open the basket and sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on top of the pizza. This timing lets the cheese melt nicely without burning.
- Rest Before Serving: Carefully transfer the pizzas onto a cutting board and let them rest for one minute. This resting period helps the cheese set slightly, making slicing easier and keeping toppings in place.
Notes
- Preheating the air fryer is essential to achieve the perfect crunchy crust.
- Cornmeal in the basket prevents sticking and enhances texture.
- Applying olive oil to the pizza base encourages browning and crispiness.
- Dusting with garlic powder and Italian seasoning elevates the flavor of the frozen pizza.
- Rotating the pizza halfway through cooking ensures even doneness.
- Adding Parmesan cheese after initial cooking time prevents it from burning while providing a melty, flavorful finish.
- Allowing the pizza to rest helps cheese settle and eases cutting.
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Air Frying
- Cuisine: American
