Palermitan miniature rotisserie is the smaller version of the classic Palermitan rotisserie pieces. Equally delicious and used mainly for parties, appetizers, and dinners with many people. The base to prepare them is brioche dough, which can be used in many recipes.
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- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 3 Hours
- Cooking time: 13 Minutes
- Portions: 17 pieces
- Cuisine: Regional Italian
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.88 oz fresh yeast
- 0.25 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 3.5 tbsp lard
- 2 tsp salt
- 7 oz ground beef
- 1 carrot
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 1/2 onion
- 0.88 oz peas
- to taste sugar
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- 5 tbsp tomato sauce
- 5.3 oz pizza mozzarella
- 7 oz sliced cooked ham
- 1 egg yolk
- to taste sesame seeds
Steps
To start, plan at least 5 or 6 hours before you start baking your rotisserie to give time for the meat filling to cool down and be more manageable when sealing the ravazzatine.
First, take a non-stick pot, add the oil, chopped onion, and carrots, then sauté
Next, add the ground meat and brown
Then, combine the tomato sauce and peas
Season with salt, pepper, and sugar to make the sauce pleasant to your taste
Finally, cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens (it should not be too liquid)
As a final step, transfer the filling to a container and refrigerate once cooled
First, in a stand mixer or food processor, add flour, water, yeast, sugar, and lard
Then, knead for 4 minutes (if using a food processor, set to dough mode)
Next, at the third minute, add the salt and wait for the process to complete
Transfer the dough to a work surface and form balls weighing 1.75 oz each
Finally, leave the balls on the surface and cover with a cloth for about 20 minutes
First, roll out the balls with the help of a rolling pin
Firstly, for the ravazzatine, place a generous amount of meat filling in the center and seal by forming a round bundle
Then, for the calzoncini, place the ham and mozzarella and seal into a half-moon shape
Next, for the mini pizzas, top with tomato sauce and ham only after the next rising step
Place all pieces on a baking sheet and let rise for about 1.5 hours in the oven with the light on
After the time has passed, take the trays out of the oven and preheat to 430°F
Meanwhile, brush the calzoncini and ravazzatine with the egg yolk, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and also top the mini pizzas as described in the steps above
Bake at 430°F for 10 minutes, adding the mozzarella to the mini pizzas only 2 minutes before removing from the oven
Once baked, wait a few minutes before serving and drizzle the mini pizzas with a little olive oil, oregano, and some fresh basil leaves
Tip!
You can also make the fried version of the calzoncini by immersing them in hot oil for about 5 minutes

