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Fried Pizza Dough

Fried Pizza Dough, Pizza Fritte or Placinta, European street food pan fried pizza brushed with chimichurri sauce, sour cream & cheese.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 14
Author Florentina

Ingredients

  • 1 batch rustic pizza dough
  • 1 c canola oil or vegetable oil
  • sea salt to taste
  • 2 c sour cream
  • parmigiano-reggiano for grating
  • 1 jar best chimichurri recipe

Instructions

  • Make the rustic pizza dough.Cut the dough into 14 pieces and shape them into rounds.
  • Place them on an oiled cookie sheet and drizzle with a little olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit and rise at room temperature for two hours.
  • In a 10 inch cast iron skillet heat up 1 inch of canola oil to 350″ F.
  • With oiled hands flatten a piece of pizza dough and then stretch it into a 8 inch rounds.
  • Gently set it into the hot oil and allow it to cook for a couple of minutes on each side until golden. If the dough puffs up in the middle just stab it with a fork.
  • Transfer the fried pizzas to drain on paper towels then brush it with some of the chimichurri sauce or sour cream.
  • Grate plenty of parmigiano-reggiano on top and serve hot holding it with a tiny piece of wax paper.