Ingredients
- 1 recipe of Mommawater’s crazy dough; 3 oz or 85g worth for each
- frying oil
for classic tomato and mozzarella:
- 9 oz mozzarella cheese
- 4 oz peeled tomatoes
- fresh basil leaves
Preparation
Take the dough and divide it into balls of around 3 oz (= 85g). If the dough has been frozen, you can let the balls rise a bit, or not.
Cut the mozzarella into cubes (or buy the fresh mozzarella in small balls). Take the peeled tomatoes, cook them for ten minutes in a pan with a little oil, salt to taste and once you’ve removed them from the heat, add the fresh basil leaves.
Roll out the balls into a circle. Place a tablespoon of sauce and a few cubes of cheese, then fold shut, forming a crescent. Press the edges well, then fold the edge over inward and seal it again with a fork.
In a pan, heat the oil to around 350F and fry two panzerotti at a time, waiting for them to turn golden before you flip them over. Drain and serve hot.
La Cucina Italiana, adapted