Κλειστή πίτσα, με ελιές και φρέσκα ντομάτα. Πηγή: Kobako, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calzone04.jpg
A Cypriot version of pizza. Everyone’s favourite is topped with local traditional ingredients.
Name - Recipe
Πίτσα παραδοσιακή, κλειστή.
For the dough:
3 cups of plain flour 00 (farina)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup lukewarm water
1 sachet of fresh yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tsp honey
For the tomato sauce:
1 can of tomato passata
Oregano
Basil
Salt
Pepper
Ingredients for the filling :
Mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese
Cypriot sausage in slices
Diced halloumi
Sliced black olives
Fresh tomato
Dissolve the fresh yeast in a small bowl with the water and honey. Mix the flour, olive oil and salt in a large bowl. Add all the ingredients for the dough to the large bowl and knead. Let the dough rise, covering it with plastic wrap and a clean towel. Place the tomato sauce ingredients in a small saucepan on the stove and let them reduce. Grate the cheese into a deep dish and on a board cut the rest of the filling ingredients. Roll out the dough, add the tomato sauce, then add the cheese, sausage, halloumi, olives and tomato in order. Scarcely sprinkle some cheese on top. Fold the dough upwards to seal the pizza. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C until the dough is golden brown all over. (Loukas Stylianou, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014)
Baking in the oven.
When preparing the dough, be careful to add as much water as necessary. The dough should rise well, but not more than necessary. Serve with salad! (Loukas Stylianou, Cooking Cypriots 2013-2014)
Functional and symbolic role
A well-known recipe, adapted to the local cuisine.
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Loukas Stylianou (17 years old, a student of the Apeateioio Agros High School. See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014). Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroulla Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroulla Hadjittofi
Κυπριακά τσιμπήματα (λουκάνικα, ελιές, ντομάτες, τυρί και χαλλούμι), αποτελούν τα υλικά για την παραδοσιακή, κλειστή πίτσα.
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