Stromboli
This is how the rolled pizza succeeds
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Stromboli is not only a volcano in Italy, but also the name for a filled pizza roll that is perfect for serving as a snack. We show how the recipe works.
We all know filled pizza in the form of a calzone. But have you ever tried Stromboli? This is a rolled pizza that is served cut into pieces – so it is ideally suited as finger food!
Stromboli: You need these ingredients
For the dough:
- 250 grams of flour (type 550)
- ½ cube of yeast
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 4 tbsp + 120 ml lukewarm water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Flour for the work surface
For the filling:
- 200 g tomato sauce (e.g. this pizza sauce)
- 100 g cooked ham
- 150 g of grated cheese
- Olives (pitted and chopped)
Preparation of Stromboli pizza
- Put the flour in a bowl and make a well in it. Put the crumbled yeast, sugar and 4 tbsp lukewarm water in the well, stir gently and cover and let rise in a warm place for about 20 minutes.
- Add 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon oil and 120 ml lukewarm water and knead everything into a smooth dough using the dough hook on the hand mixer or in the food processor.
- Then knead the dough vigorously for about 10 minutes on a work surface sprinkled with flour, while also beating the dough on the work surface and pulling it for a long time.
- Shape the dough into a ball, place in a bowl and cover and let rise in a warm place for at least 2 hours until the dough has doubled in volume.
- Preheat the oven to 230 ° C (fan oven 210 ° C, gas level 5-6).
- Knead the pizza dough briefly again and roll it out in a rectangular shape (approx. 20×30 cm) on a floured work surface. Spread the tomato sauce evenly on top, leaving a little space to the edges. Sprinkle the Stromboli pizza with boiled ham, cheese, olives and other ingredients of your choice.
- Fold the edge of the dough over the filling on the short side so that it doesn't leak out later. Now roll up the pizza from the long side and press the edge into place at the end.
- Place the rolling pin on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, score the surface with a knife and sprinkle with cheese or dried herbs such as oregano as desired.
- Bake the Stromboli pizza in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes until it is golden brown. Cut into slices before serving.
Tip: This is how you can modify the recipe
You can of course vary the pizza according to your wishes: if you want to prepare it vegetarian, for example Zucchini, peppers or mushrooms as a filling at. Instead of ham, you can alternatively use salami, and when it comes to cheese, you can choose between tasteless varieties such as mozzarella or spicy varieties such as cheddar cheese. If you want to go fast, you can play the Stromboli role also take ready-made pizza dough – Homemade it tastes better, but it also takes a lot longer to prepare. Have fun trying!