Panzerotti
Description
Ideal with tea and coffee. Making panzerotti is no more difficult than making regular pies. To see how to do it, check the step‑by‑step instructions. Cook with pleasure.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
In a warm bowl, add the yeast and salt, and stir.
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Step 3
Sift the flour, knead the dough.
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Step 4
Add softened butter, knead the dough again.
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Step 5
Place the dough in a warm place to proof for at least 1 hour.
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Step 6
Add chopped basil to the tomato mixture and season with salt.
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Step 7
Slice the mozzarella.
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Step 8
Dust the table with flour, as the dough is quite sticky. Roll it out into a sheet. Make pastry circles for pies; you can use makeshift tools as a template, or simply divide it into pieces and roll them out.
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Step 9
Spread the tomato filling, and add the mozzarella pieces.
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Step 10
Pinch the edges of the pastry well so that the liquid doesn’t leak out during frying.
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Step 11
Fry the panzerotti in a well‑heated pan with enough oil, almost like deep‑frying.
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Step 12
Serve the panzerotti hot, but they are also very tasty when cold.
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Step 13
The mozzarella in the pastries melted and blended with the delicious tomato filling. It's simply a song, an Italian song! I wholeheartedly recommend trying it!