Calzone Pizza
The calzone is a folded pizza, with a crispy crust on the outside and a soft, flavorful filling inside, made with poolish, flour, and warm water.
Ingredients
Servings:
4
Main Ingredients
- 2 calzonesPoolish
- 2 tablespoonsflour
- 50 milliliterwarm water
- 25 gramsfresh pressed Parisian yeast
- Pizza dough
- 400 gramsbread flour
- 100 milliliterwater
- 50 milliliterwarm milk
- 2 tablespoonsoil
- 1 teaspoonsalt
- Stuffing
- 250 gramsricotta
- 100 gramsfresh cheese
- 100 gramsgrated cheese
- 150 gramssweet ham
- 150 gramslonganisa
- 3 eggs
Nutritional Information
Per Serving (Approx.)
Calories
1666 kcal
Protein
70 g
Fat
88 g
Carbohydrates
150 g
Disclaimer: These values are estimates based on ingredient types and may not be precise.
Step-by-step Guide
Prepare the Poolish
- In a large bowl, mix flour, water, yeast, and salt until the mixture is homogeneous and free of lumps. Knead the dough with your hands or a spatula until it has a slightly sticky consistency.
- Cover the bowl with a clean cloth or plastic wrap and let the mixture rest at room temperature for a minimum of 45 minutes, or until you see many bubbles on the surface, indicating that it has fermented properly.
- In another bowl, add the remaining ingredients (flour and water) and mix them together. Knead the dough by hand or with a stand mixer for 5 minutes, until it is well integrated and slightly elastic.
- Add the poolish mixture to the bowl with the other ingredients and continue kneading for another 5 minutes, until the dough is smooth and homogeneous.
- Transfer the dough to a clean, floured work surface. Using your hands, stretch and fold the dough for a minimum of 20 minutes. If you are using a stand mixer, use the dough hook on medium speed for 6 to 8 minutes, until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. If the dough is too sticky, add a small amount of flour until it releases, and if it is too dry, add a teaspoon of water. The dough should be fine, soft, and elastic.
- Lightly flour the work surface and place the dough on it with the help of a wet spatula and floured hands. Form a ball with the dough. If you want to make two pizzas, divide the dough into two equal portions and shape each into a ball.
- Lightly coat each ball of dough with olive oil and let them rise in a warm place, covered with a cloth, for 1.5 to 2 hours, or until they have doubled in size.
- Meanwhile, prepare the filling: chop all the ingredients (such as meat, vegetables, cheese) into small pieces and place them in a bowl. Add the beaten eggs, season with salt and pepper to taste, and stir well to combine everything. Set aside for later.
- Once the dough has risen, lightly flour the work surface and your hands, and turn the dough onto it. Roll it out with a rolling pin or with your hands, shaping it into an oval and achieving a thickness of about 1 cm.
- Preheat the oven for about 45 minutes before baking the pizza. Adjust the temperature to the highest setting your oven allows (generally between 250ºC and 300ºC). If you have a pizza stone, place it in the oven to heat. If you don’t have a stone, place a baking tray inside to warm it up. Prepare a pizza peel or a flat baking sheet to transfer the pizza.
- Sprinkle a layer of SEMOLINA (semolina flour) onto the oven peel or the back of a flat tray. Place the stretched dough on top. Add the filling ingredients to the center of the dough, avoiding the edges.
- Slightly moisten the edges of the dough with water, and fold them over themselves, pressing to seal. Make a ridge along the edges for shape and texture.
- Place the pizza in the oven, in a middle position, and bake at the highest possible temperature. Ensure that the oven is very hot before introducing the pizza.
- If you are in Barcelona, set the oven to 270ºC and leave the pizza in the oven for 10 minutes, or until it is well-golden and cooked to your liking.
- When removing the pizza from the oven, place it on a cooling rack for 5 minutes to allow it to cool slightly and to prevent the base from becoming soggy.
Recommendations & Tricks
- If you have a baking stone, place it on the lowest rack of the oven and preheat to the maximum temperature (about 250-300 ºC) for at least 30 minutes before baking the pizza. This ensures a crispy base. If you don’t have a stone, place a baking tray in the center of the oven and allow it to heat similarly.
- Use a pizza peel or a flat tray to transfer the pizza to the oven. If you don’t have a peel, you can take a baking tray and place parchment paper on it. Stretch the pizza on the paper and then, carefully, slide the tray into the oven.
- If you’re worried about the pizza sticking, sprinkle a generous layer of semolina on the pizza peel or the back of the tray before adding the dough. This will help prevent the pizza from sticking and allow it to slide easily.
- When assembling the pizza, remember to create a slight border at the edges to prevent the filling from escaping during baking. This can be achieved by gently lifting the edges with your hands before adding the ingredients.
- Add the filling ingredients evenly to the center of the pizza, starting with the wettest items, like tomato sauce, and finishing with the drier ingredients, like cheese. This prevents the dough from becoming too soggy and helps to maintain its structure.