Stuffed Pizza or Chiena Pizza
It should be eaten within a few days and is an essential part of the picnic basket for Easter Monday outings, bringing back with its flavor, texture, and aroma the memories of an ancient tradition, a delightful one to continue and pass down… Happy Easter!
Servings: 8 persone
Equipment
- Baking pan large
- Kitchen brush (for brushing the surface with egg or oil)
Ingredients
Filling ingredients
- 500 gr cheese hard grated (mix of pecorino and Parmesan)
- 500 gr Toma fresh unsalted cheese
- 10 nr eggs
- 1 pinch pepper if needed
- pinch salt
- qb parsley
Dough ingredients
- 500 gr semolina flour
- 3 nr eggs plus 1 egg for final glazing
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 50 gr lard or butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- qb water or milk
- 1 pinch pepper
Instructions
- Proceed by preparing the filling: coarsely grate the Toma cheese, add to it the beaten eggs with a pinch of salt, the grated cheese, sausage or sliced soppressata, salt (if needed), pepper, parsley, then mix everything thoroughly until very firm.
- Prepare the outer dough by kneading the flour with lard or butter, whole eggs, baking soda, salt, a bit of warm water or milk, just enough to get a smooth, soft dough.
- Roll out the dough into two thin sheets, one larger than the other. Line a tall, wide baking pan (my pan has a diameter of 34 cm) with soaked and squeezed parchment paper to better adapt to its shape, place the larger sheet inside, leaving the edges hanging outside.
- Fill it with the cheese and egg mixture prepared earlier.
- Cover with the second pasta sheet.
- Seal the edges well by folding in the excess and make random folds all around to create a decorative motif.
- Prick the top sheet with a fork to prevent puffing or cracking during baking.
- Finally, brush with beaten egg yolk to glaze.
- Bake in a preheated static oven at 180°C for about 45 minutes.
Notes
Also try the version with a bread dough outer layer, which can also be bought ready-made from the baker or available in the bakery section of large supermarkets. And if you’re lucky enough to also bake the chiena pizza in a wood-fired oven, you’ll enjoy an excellent filled homemade bread! ... enjoy your meal!