Fried panzerotti (mini calzone) filled with ricotta and mozzarella cheese
The panzerotti is a miniature hand-held version of calzone pizza; it can be deep-fried or oven. In the sixteenth century, panzerotti was born in Apulia, Bari, by an unknown housewife who transformed some leftover bread dough into a small square filled with tomato and mozzarella closed in a crescent shape and then fried.
Panzerotti can be sweet filled with jam and sprinkled on the top with powdered sugar. The filling can vary according to the region’s culinary traditions, such as spinach, meat, ricotta, broccoli rape, and sausages. Usually, panzerotti is stuffed with mozzarella, tomatoes, oregano and then fried. For the full recipe, check mommyontheship.com