Pizza Bread

Summary

Handwritten recipe for a rolled pizza-stuffed bread, jotted on the back of Home Loan Savings Bank (132 East Berry, PO Box 989, Ft. Wayne, IN 46801-0989) scratch paper.

Key contents

• Title (as written): "Pizza Bread" (underlined, written above the bank letterhead).
• Ingredients:
• 1 loaf frozen bread dough (thawed)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp parsley
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• pepperoni or cooked sausage
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• Method: 1. Roll or push dough into a large rectangle. 2. Mix rest of ingredients (except meat and mozzarella) into a paste and spread over dough. 3. Sprinkle meat over top, then sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the meat. 4. Roll up jelly-roll style, pinching ends together and sealing the seam. 5. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes. 6. Brush top with butter when done.
• Artifact notes: Written in blue ballpoint on printed bank scratch paper stock (Home Loan Savings Bank, "Since 1893," 132 East Berry, P.O. Box 989, Ft. Wayne, IND 46801-0989, phone (219) 422-3502). The bank letterhead is incidental — the paper was reused as a note sheet, not part of the recipe's content or provenance.