Pizza Fritta or Fried Pizza is actually the true Italian Calzone. When my Mother was in Naples, Italy getting married to my Father she quickly became addicted to this delicious street food. How can you resist I mean come on...... pizza folded up in a wrapper..... something delicious to nibble on while you walked the streets of Italy sounds like a match made in heaven to me.
This is a fun party food even though I have to admit it does take some work it is well worth it for all the Italian Conviviality it creates : ) What I do is set up my topping station and make them with each guest's choice of toppings, people sit around waiting for their pizza sipping on wine munching on anitpasto they love it! But if you want to make them ahead wrap each in foil and keep warm in oven on lowest setting. If you want a lighter version of this see my Griddle Pizza Recipe.
Ingredients
pizza dough recipe for 2 pizzas broken up into into 16 balls or use only half and freeze the other dough for a pizza another day.
marinara sauce that has been heated up
oil for frying (I use olive oil)
Optional Toppings : mozzarella grated, provolone slices torn, red pepper flakes, basil leaves, anchovy fillets, roasted bell peppers and or sauteed onions sliced thin, goat cheese, capers, olives, sausage, pepperoni, etc......
Tools
Deep saute pan
Foil (A large square for each pizza)
Directions
After your pizza dough has risen once punch it down and cut it into 16 pieces.
Now roll them out into 16 round flat pieces about the size of a medium burrito and stack them in between parchment (not wax it sticks!!) covered with a little flour. At this point I like to set up a "station" of all of my toppings, the dough stacked in a pile, and my fry daddy or cast iron pot filled with oil for frying. Have plenty of paper towels handy and your foil squares set up as well.
Heat oil to 375.
Place oil in the pan and fry one pizza dough at a time. Cook until lightly brown and bubbles and turn to cook other side.
Remove form oil placing on paper towels and add toppings, first warm sauce then cheese etc... do this right away, fold and wrap in foil or parchment and keep on warm setting in oven on a pan.
Serve as is or with more marinara sauce.
This recipe makes 16 mini pizzas
Foil (A large square for each pizza)
Directions
After your pizza dough has risen once punch it down and cut it into 16 pieces.
Now roll them out into 16 round flat pieces about the size of a medium burrito and stack them in between parchment (not wax it sticks!!) covered with a little flour. At this point I like to set up a "station" of all of my toppings, the dough stacked in a pile, and my fry daddy or cast iron pot filled with oil for frying. Have plenty of paper towels handy and your foil squares set up as well.
Heat oil to 375.
Place oil in the pan and fry one pizza dough at a time. Cook until lightly brown and bubbles and turn to cook other side.
Remove form oil placing on paper towels and add toppings, first warm sauce then cheese etc... do this right away, fold and wrap in foil or parchment and keep on warm setting in oven on a pan.
Serve as is or with more marinara sauce.
This recipe makes 16 mini pizzas
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