08/30/2026
🍽️ Lunch lady classics are back! These nostalgic recipes taste just like you remember 🕰️❤️
Ingredients
❤️ Rectangle School Pizza
Crust
2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
2¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
¾ cup instant nonfat dry milk powder (Nestle Carnation brand used)
2½ tablespoons granulated sugar
2½ teaspoons instant yeast, from a 0.25-ounce packet (Red Star Platinum brand used)
2 teaspoons fine sea salt
2 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
2 cups warm water (105°-110°F)
Toppings
½ pound lean ground beef
½ pound ground mild Italian sausage
14 ounces jar pizza sauce, yields about 1½ cups (MIDS brand used)
16 ounces block whole milk mozzarella cheese, shredded (yields about 4 cups)
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning blend
❤️ Dinner Rolls
4½ cups of all-purpose flour, divided into 3 cups and 1½ cups
1½ tablespoons of rapid-rise instant yeast
¼ cup of granulated sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
1¼ cups of warm milk, 110°F
4 tablespoons of butter, softened
1 egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons of butter, melted (for the top of the finished rolls)
❤️ Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars
Peanut Butter Base
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar packed
3 cups creamy peanut butter, divided into 1½ cups in the dough and 1½ cups spread on top
2 large eggs, room temperature
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
Chocolate Frosting
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
5 tablespoons unsweetened dutch-processed cocoa powder, sifted
⅛ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
4 to 5 tablespoons whole milk (start with 4 tablespoons and only add the additional 1 tablespoon if needed for consistency)
❤️ Lunch Lady Brownies
Brownies
1 cup melted butter
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
½ teaspoon salt
4 eggs
3 tablespoons vanilla extract
Frosting
¼ cup melted butter
¼ cup milk
3 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon vanilla extract