Name: Little Fried Calzone (Calsoncini Fritti)
Yield: Makes 24 calzoncini
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: olive oil; 55 g (2 oz) Parmesan, freshly grated; salt and pepper to taste; 200 g (7 oz) pancetta or smoked bacon; 1 egg, beaten; Basic Pizza Dough made with 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) ‘00’flour; 4 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 6 grates of nutmeg; 400 g (14 oz) ricotta cheese; 4 eggs

Preparation info

Makes
24
calzoncini

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

An Invitation to Italian Cooking

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1986

About

‘These stuffed pizzas are wonderful for parties and picnics as all the goodies are enclosed. Children love them. They are equally delicious hot or cold. If you make them to eat as a main course, serve with a tomato sauce.’

Ingredients

Basic Pizza Dough made with 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) ‘00’flour

Method

Make the dough as described, and leave to rise for an hour.

Cut the pancetta or bacon into matchsticks and fry in 1 tbsp olive oil for a few minutes until golden and slightly crisp. Beat the ricotta together with the eggs, then add the fried pancetta or bacon, Parmesan and parsley. Stir the mixture well, then season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.