Authentic Calzone Recipe Naples, Italy

A calzone is typically an oven-baked, folded pizza of Neapolitan cuisine. The dough is traditionally a bread dough made with flour, yeast, salt, and water. It can have a tablespoon or two of olive oil as an extra ingredient, even though pizza dough is common in contemporary recipes. Calzones can differ, depending on their filling. Initially, the fillings were quite frugal and included ingredients like greaves, pork lard, or pork scraps, and ricotta, seasoned with salt and pepper. However, with time the fillings have diversified to include tomatoes, which are now a must in almost every calzone recipe; as well as mozzarella, parmesan, basil, and various types of salami, though the preferred choice is Neapolitan salami (salame Napoli). Nowadays, it is typical to come across a version of the calzone that is a kind of half-pizza, half-calzone, with both the filling on the inside and toppings. The preparation typically takes no more than 30 minutes and starts with making the dough,... Read more