Calzone's or Panzerotti's...

sandy said:

I love making them for my family,,,,,,,is it possible to
freeze them before frying? If so, would I have to defrost
them completely before frying them? Thanks to all.

You can freeze panzerotti - but don't try it with calzone
unless you're really good with frozen yeasted dough.

I would defrost both (especially calzone) before frying -
because they will splatter a lot when frozen and I'm not
sure if the centers will heat up enough before they
finish browning.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Thanks everyone for responding,,,,,,,,,I will try them both
ways, flash freezing before frying, and after frying. My in-
laws who come from Italy, told me the only way too cook it
is deep fried, but to each their own. I make some for the
kiddie's with just sauce, pepperoni and mozzarella, and for
me, I love it with Italian Hot sausage, and cheese, and hot
peppers. Thanks again for your input!

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I love making them for my family,,,,,,,is it possible to
freeze them

before

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frying? If so, would I have to defrost them completely
before frying

them?

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Thanks to all.

sf said:

sandy said:

I love making them for my family,,,,,,,is it
possible to freeze them before frying? If so, would
I have to defrost them completely before frying
them? Thanks to all.

You can freeze panzerotti - but don't try it with calzone
unless you're really good with frozen yeasted dough.

I would defrost both (especially calzone) before frying -
because they will splatter a lot when frozen and I'm not
sure if the centers will heat up enough before they finish
browning.

FRIED calzone?! That's a new one on me. Where I come from,
they are baked in the pizza oven just like the pizza.

nancy

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sf said:

sandy said:

I love making them for my family,,,,,,,is it possible
to freeze them

before

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frying? If so, would I have to defrost them
completely before frying

them?

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Thanks to all.

You can freeze panzerotti - but don't try it with
calzone unless you're really good with frozen yeasted
dough.

I would defrost both (especially calzone) before frying
- because they will splatter a lot when frozen and I'm
not sure if the centers will heat up enough before they
finish browning.

FRIED calzone?! That's a new one on me. Where I come from,
they are baked in the pizza oven just like the pizza.

Same here. I make them occasionally and have never fried
them. I've never had them in a restaurant where they were
fried. I think that would be way too much trouble.

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sf said:

sandy said:

I love making them for my family,,,,,,,is it possible
to freeze them

before

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frying? If so, would I have to defrost them
completely before frying

them?

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Thanks to all.

You can freeze panzerotti - but don't try it with
calzone unless you're really good with frozen yeasted
dough.

I would defrost both (especially calzone) before frying
- because they will splatter a lot when frozen and I'm
not sure if the centers will heat up enough before they
finish browning.

FRIED calzone?! That's a new one on me. Where I come from,
they are baked in the pizza oven just like the pizza.

A quick search shows that there is something called "Calzone
Fritto." The site says they are bite-sized creations.
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sf said:

sandy said:

I love making them for my family,,,,,,,is it possible
to freeze them

before

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frying? If so, would I have to defrost them
completely before frying

them?

Quoted message said:

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Thanks to all.

You can freeze panzerotti - but don't try it with
calzone unless you're really good with frozen yeasted
dough.

I would defrost both (especially calzone) before frying
- because they will splatter a lot when frozen and I'm
not sure if the centers will heat up enough before they
finish browning.

FRIED calzone?! That's a new one on me. Where I come from,
they are baked in the pizza oven just like the pizza.

nancy

Nancy, that was *my* immediate thought as well. FRIED? WTF?

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Nancy Young said:

sf said:

sandy said:

I love making them for my family,,,,,,,is it
possible to freeze them before frying? If so, would
I have to defrost them completely before frying
them? Thanks to all.

You can freeze panzerotti - but don't try it with
calzone unless you're really good with frozen yeasted
dough.

I would defrost both (especially calzone) before frying
- because they will splatter a lot when frozen and I'm
not sure if the centers will heat up enough before they
finish browning.

FRIED calzone?! That's a new one on me. Where I
come from, they are baked in the pizza oven just
like the pizza.

nancy

That was my reaction too, but I googled it and - yes,
they exist! Fried isn't my idea of calzone... it's an
empanada to me.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

kilikini said:

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FRIED calzone?! That's a new one on me. Where I come
from, they are baked in the pizza oven just like the
pizza.

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Nancy, that was *my* immediate thought as well.
FRIED? WTF?

If I ever heard about it, I put it out of my head. It's
just wrong. Not like any calzone I ever saw. Doesn't
sound very appealing. Perhaps we are talking about two
different things, like maybe a small thing, as someone
mentioned. Funny.

nancy

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I love making them for my family,,,,,,,is it possible to
freeze them

before

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frying? If so, would I have to defrost them completely
before frying

them?

Quoted message said:

Thanks to all.

You can freeze panzerotti - but don't try it with calzone
unless you're really good with frozen yeasted dough.

I have never had panzerotti. What are they? Mini-calzones?

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I would defrost both (especially calzone) before frying -
because they will splatter a lot when frozen and I'm not
sure if the centers will heat up enough before they finish
browning.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

PENMART01 said:

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FRIED calzone?! That's a new one on me. Where I
come from, they are baked in the pizza oven just
like the pizza.

We've discussed this baked/fried calzone here before, a
few times... it's all about the "Where I come from"
thingie. Where I come from (Brooklyn) most every *real*
pizzeria fries their calzone...

I've eaten many a calzone in NYC. Baked in the pizza oven.

nancy

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We've discussed this baked/fried calzone here before, a few
times... it's all about the "Where I come from" thingie.
Where I come from (Brooklyn) most every *real* pizzeria
fries their calzone... the new chain pizza joints (they
don't even serve pizza deserving of the title pizza) serve
baked calzone (what they call calzone - not!).

For baked calzone there is no problem with freezing it
uncooked... simply allow it to defrost on the counter (or
in fridge) until about 50% thawed and then bake in a
'medium' oven. For fried calzone, fully cook, then
freeze... to serve simply pop fully frozen into 'medium'
oven and cook until fully heated through and crust crisps.

I agree with you Sheldon, "fried" is the most magnificent
way to eat Calzone! Actually, in this little snippet from
1998 Sheldon elaborates a little more regarding the cooking
of the Calzone...

//groups.google.com/groups?q=fried+calzone&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-
8&safe=off&selm=1998032623064301.SAA23728%40ladder01.news.a-
ol.com&rnum=2

Regards, Bill

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I love making them for my family,,,,,,,is it possible
to freeze them

before

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frying? If so, would I have to defrost them completely
before frying

them?

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Thanks to all.

You can freeze panzerotti - but don't try it with calzone
unless you're really good with frozen yeasted dough.

I have never had panzerotti. What are they? Mini-calzones?

Here is a recipe for panzerotti that I found on the web. I
think you might find it interesting 😉
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Ingredients:

1kg. of flour 00 1 spoon overflow of knows them 1 spoon
sugar overflow 3 extra oil spoons vergine of olive 1 of I
leaven of beer 3 wine spoons white man 4 mozzarelle large
250 gr. of tomatoes it peels to you

Preparation:

You arrange the flour to Fontana on the spianatoia, to pour
to the center the sugar, the oil extravergine of olive, the
wine, it knows them and I leaven melted in two lukewarm
water glasies. Pasted well and you add lukewarm water until
obtaining a soft and elastic paste rather. Formed a small
cake, you cover it with a humid cloth and leaves you to
leaven it (in a warm atmosphere will be enough one mezzora).
To completed lievitazione, you take the small cake, still
works it a moment and from it obtained of the littles ball
of the largeness of one small orange to you. You cover them
with a humid cloth and left to leaven for an other mezzora.
To this point from the littles ball leavend you will gain of
discs of approximately 15 cm of diameter. In one of the
halves a Pò and Pò mozzarella of bare tomato arranged.
Richiudete therefore the empty half on that one with the
condimenti and of it you will obtain a mezzaluna that you
will have cure richiudere well in order in the edges helping
you with rebbi of one the fork. You fry in abundant oil
extravergine of olive, that you will have previously heated,
turning the panzerotti until that they become gilds to you.
You use them many warmth making attention scottar you with
the filling.

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Nancy Young writes:

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FRIED calzone?! That's a new one on me. Where I come
from, they are baked in the pizza oven just like the
pizza.

We've discussed this baked/fried calzone here before, a
few times... it's all about the "Where I come from"
thingie. Where I come from (Brooklyn) most every *real*
pizzeria fries their calzone...

I've eaten many a calzone in NYC. Baked in the pizza oven.

nancy

Fried calzone??!! Same here, while I was at Columbia and
working for the old Ma Bell. Never had one fried.

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>Nancy Young writes:

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>FRIED calzone?! That's a new one on me. Where I come
>from, they are baked in the pizza oven just like the
>pizza.

We've discussed this baked/fried calzone here before,
a few times... it's all about the "Where I come from"
thingie. Where I come from (Brooklyn) most every
*real* pizzeria fries their calzone...

I've eaten many a calzone in NYC. Baked in the
pizza oven.

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Fried calzone??!! Same here, while I was at Columbia and
working for the old Ma Bell. Never had one fried.

You can get them fried at a place called "Luigi's" in
Central PA; BIL and I were just reminiscing about those the
other day...

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