Palermitan Miniature Rotisserie

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

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