If you love soft and flavorful mini pizzas, but you’re looking for something original and tasty, folded mini pizzas are the answer! A soft dough, filled with tomato and cheese and then folded like a small calzone. Perfect for buffets, appetizers, savory snacks, or informal dinners. They are easy to make and win everyone over at first bite!
Folded mini pizzas are a staple of Neapolitan street food, soft, flavorful, and irresistible, they are strictly enjoyed folded, hence the name ‘folded’.
Make these folded mini pizzas yourself and bring all the taste of Neapolitan pizza to the table in a pocket-sized version! Share your version and have fun experimenting with different fillings!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 3 Hours
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 6 Pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 4 cups g all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups g water
- 2 1/2 tsp g fresh yeast
- 2 tbsp cucchiai olive oil
- 2 tsp g fine salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- to taste tomato sauce (seasoned with oil, salt, and dried basil)
- to taste pizza mozzarella
- to taste grated cheese
- to taste capers and anchovies
Tools
- Bowl
- Spatula
- Liquid Measuring Cups
- Baking Sheets
Steps
Dissolve the yeast in water with the sugar, add the flour and salt, and knead.
Add the oil and continue kneading.
Now let rest for about 30 minutes, then do 3 rounds of folds in the bowl at 30-minute intervals.
Let rise until doubled.
Divide the dough into 6/8 balls and let rest for about 1 hour.
Oil a baking sheet and roll out 2 balls at a time.
Top with tomato sauce, capers, anchovies, and a drizzle of oil. Bake at 392°F for about 20 minutes.
Add the mozzarella and grated cheese and cook for another 10 minutes.
Once cooked, fold and serve.
Pour water, yeast, and sugar into the bowl. 50 seconds at speed 3.
Add the flour and salt and knead for 2 minutes at spike speed.
Add the oil and knead another 2 minutes at spike speed.
Proceed as previously described.
Variations:
• Classic: only tomato, mozzarella, and basil
• With spicy salami
• Vegetarian: with grilled vegetables
• White: with cheese cream and arugula
Variations:
• Classic: only tomato, mozzarella, and basil
• With spicy salami
• Vegetarian: with grilled vegetables
• White: with cheese cream and arugula
