2911 Panzerotti Palermitano

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Panzerotti are a fried street food and there are many variations of them in the southern regions of Italy; fillings can have meat, vegetables, or cheese and tomato. I have also experimented with baking instead of frying with good results. The dough is light and easy to work with. Make 12 plus Dough 2 ½ cups unbleached all purpose flour 1-1/2 tablespoons Sugar 2 teaspoons Salt 1 tablespoon fresh or dried yeast ½ cup warm Water ½ cup warm Milk 3 tablespoons Lard or Butter, cut into bits Filling 1-1/2 cups mozzarella pearls from a 2 ½ gr container which yields 1-1/2 cups of the pearls. 1 cup tomato sauce Salt and pepper to taste 1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano or 1 tablespoon fresh Sliced Ham (optional) Oil for frying COMBINE flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Dissolve yeast in the ½ cup warm water. Pour the yeast mixture and milk into the flour mixture and knead with your hands; work in the butter a little at a time; then combine to form a ball of dough. Place in bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size. Punch down dough and roll into a 15 inch diameter . Use a 6 inch round cutter and stamp out circles. Re-roll dough to make more. In a bowl combine the tomato sauce and pearls; add salt, pepper and oregano. Place a small amount in center of each circle; fold over to make a turnover and seal the edges with water and a fork; place them spaced apart on parchment lined baking sheets. Cover with towels and let rise until doubled in size Fry in hot oil until golden. Or bake them in a preheated 375F oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Serve hot