Is there a difference between pizza dough and calzone dough?
A Calzone is like a mini pizza pocket and it’s super easy to make at home! A pizza dough crust is filled to the brim with cheese and toppings is baked until golden. Make these your own by adding your favorite toppings and fillings!
How do I make a calzone?
Fold and Seal the Calzone
For each calzone, lift the side of the dough without filling and gently pull it across to the other side, creating a half-moon shape over the filling. With wet hands, press the edges shut, or use a fork to crimp. Place calzones onto a cornmeal-sprinkled baking sheet.
Do calzones have sauce inside?
Calzones never have tomato sauce inside the dough. They’re always dipped. While stromboli is also dip-able, it’s totally cool to put some sauce inside stromboli, pre-roll.
How do you make calzones from scratch?
Directions
- Mix 1/2 cup lukewarm water and yeast together in a bowl.
- Combine 1/2 cup water, olive oil, honey, and salt in a separate bowl; add 1 cup flour and mix well.
- Knead dough on a floured work surface until dough is soft, smooth, and elastic, about 8 minutes.
Do you flip a calzone?
Flip the untouched half of the calzone onto the toppings half, making sure not to leave any holes, cover the entire thing with pizza dough.
What’s the difference between a calzone and a panzerotti?
The Calzone is larger than the original Panzerotti. It’s usually about the size of a medium-sized pizza. Unlike a Panzerotti, they come with marinara sauce on the side used for dipping. Instead of being deep-fried like a Panzerotti, Calzones are either baked or fried.
Is panzerotti better fried or baked?
Panzerotti can be baked or fried, but they’re usually fried. In the Italian tradition, panzerotti are lightly and quickly, so you won’t be left with the same belly bomb as, say, deep fried Snickers bars. If a baked pizza pocket is what you’re after, then you’ll probably want to scan the menu for a baked calzone.
Is a pizza pop a calzone?
Pizza Pops are a Canadian calzone-type snack produced by Pillsbury brand of General Mills. All varieties of Pops, except for the poutine, contain pizza sauce, pizza topping, and meat.
What is the difference between a calzone and a pizza turnover?
A calzone is similar to a stromboli, an Italian-American pizza turnover, and the two are sometimes confused. Unlike strombolis, which are generally rolled or folded into a cylindrical or rectangular shape, calzones are always folded into a crescent shape, and typically do not contain tomato sauce inside.
Why calzones are better than pizza?
The structure of calzones allows room for more stuffings and toppings. Because the bread acts as a pocket for stuffings and toppings, you can fit so much more goodness into the dish. Unlike pizza, in which toppings are literally toppings, you can stuff all that and even more into a beautifully baked calzone.
What is comparable to a calzone?
Related to a calzone, a Stromboli is closer to a sandwich than a pizza. If is commonly filled with different types of cheese, Italian meats such as capicola or salami, and for those trying to stay healthy, vegetables. These ingredients are then rolled into a loaf and baked.
How do you eat a calzone pizza?
The calzone dough is kneaded shut at the end with the ingredients inside and baked until golden brown. When it graces your table, you can eat it with a fork and knife, or you can pick it up and chow down on that delicious, football-shaped creation with your hands.
Is Stromboli hot or cold?
Unlike pizza (which is best piping hot or cold from the fridge), stromboli is really best eaten at room temperature.
Who invented calzone?
Originating in 1700’s Naples, Italy, calzones were sold on the streets and intended to be eaten on the go.
What do you serve with Stromboli?
I actually like a Stromboli better because it’s easier to eat and you can serve it as a main course with a side dish like roasted cauliflower or Parmesan broccoli or as an appetizer with some breadsticks to go with it.
What food goes well with ice cream?
Other desserts that go good with chocolate ice cream include cakes and brownies, pies, waffles or crepes, and cookies.
- Cakes and brownies. Cake and chocolate ice cream is a classic combination and one you probably experienced at many birthday parties as a child.
- Pies.
- Waffles or crepes.
- Cookies.
David Nilsen is the former editor of Fourth & Sycamore. He is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. You can find more of his writing on his website at davidnilsenwriter.com and follow him on Twitter as @NilsenDavid.