Sugars & Spice Patisserie
An Italian turnover, shaped like a semicircle, made of dough folded over and filled with ingredients common to pizza
Ingredients
1 recipe pizza bread
Flour for board
2 cups fresh ricotta cheese
3/4 pound dry hot sausage or soppressata, thinly sliced
Options: steamed broccoli, caramelized onions, sundried tomatoes, prosciutto, olives, tomato sauce
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Place clean pizza stone in oven to preheat.
Dust a clean work surface lightly with flour. Take first of 4 rounds of dough and flatten with fingers and palms until about 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch thick and ovalshaped. Place 1/2 cup ricotta and 1/4 of the dry sausage in upper part of center of rolled dough. Fold dough to form a half moon and then seal the edges. Repeat with other 3 pieces. Place on stone in oven and cook until dark golden brown, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
