Ingredients

How to prepare

The all-knowing book of Wikipedia tells us that the calzone pizza comes from Naples and the word itself is translated as stockings or trousers. It looks like a round pizza folded in half. It can be filled with anything we know as traditional pizza ingredients. We can use tomatoes, mozzarella, parmesan, pecorino, smoked products, champignons, onion or garlic and of course herbs. I am offering a basic filling using either mozzarella or the non-Italian option using feta cheese.

Use warm water and the other ingredients to properly knead a  tougher dough. Let it stand for a moment and knead once again. It will wait until the filling is prepared.

In the meantime, prepare the filling. Add the pressed garlic on the sautéed onion and roast. Add the sliced peeled tomatoes with the seeds and the surrounding juice removed. Stew all together for a while and season with salt or a pinch of sugar alternatively.

Preheat an oven to maximum and roll the dough into two flat cakes the size of a dish. Smear a half of each with the tomato base, add the sliced mozzarella or feta cheese and the leaves of oregano or basil. Lastly, as Jamie Oliver says, “sprinkle” with olive oil. The filling must be rich, but do not fill up until the edges. You must be able to press them together tightly after folding. Fold and place on a baking tray (baking paper). Surface of the pizza can even be smeared with egg. Bake until golden and crispy.