Mini Pizza Bagels

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 425°F (220°C).

   Line (how to line a pan)

   Line a pan Cover the bottom (and sometimes sides) of a pan with parchment or foil so food doesn't stick and lifts out easily. 1. For a sheet pan, tear parchment the size of the pan and lay it flat.2. For a round cake pan, trace the bottom on parchment, cut the circle out and press it in.3. For brownies and bars, leave two long sides hanging over to make handles (a "sling").4. A little grease under the paper holds it in place. Done when: The paper lies flat with no folds where the batter could run under it. How to line a baking pan with parchment: mistakes to avoid

   a sheet pan with parchment.
   425°F
2. Lay the bagel halves on the pan, cut side up.
3. Toast (how to toast)

   Toast Heat nuts, seeds, spices or bread crumbs in a dry pan or oven until fragrant and lightly browned. 1. Spread them in a dry skillet over medium-low heat, or on a sheet pan at 350°F.2. Shake the pan or stir often.3. Watch and smell: the moment they smell nutty, they are close.4. Tip them onto a plate right away; the hot pan keeps cooking them. Done when: They are fragrant and a shade darker. Small seeds take 1 to 3 minutes; nuts in the oven 5 to 10. How to toast nuts, seeds, spices and bread: mistakes to avoid

   them in the oven until the cut sides are dry and just starting to crisp, so the sauce doesn't soak in.
   425°F⏱ Toast: 3 min
4. Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons of sauce on each half.
5. Top each with a pinch of mozzarella, 2 mini pepperoni and a sprinkle of Italian seasoning and parmesan, if using.
6. Bake until the cheese is melted, bubbly and starting to brown at the edges.
   425°F⏱ Bake: 7 min
7. Let them cool for 2 minutes before eating; the sauce is very hot.
   ⏱ Cool: 2 min

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Tips

• Go light on the sauce. Too much makes them soggy.
• Set out bowls of toppings and let kids build their own.

Storage

Refrigerate baked leftovers up to 3 days and reheat at 400°F for 5 minutes.

Make ahead

Freeze assembled, unbaked bagels on the sheet pan for 1 hour, then bag them for up to 2 months. Bake from frozen at 425°F for 10 to 12 minutes, until bubbly and hot in the center.

Cook once, eat twice: Double it (12 servings instead of 6): cook one batch and freeze the other before cooking, the way its make-ahead note says. It keeps 2 months frozen, by the make-ahead note above. Print a freezer label · More freezer meals

How long leftovers keep, and freezing and reheating: leftovers and storage.