🔅 Schermo in standby
St. Joseph's Pizza
Single dish

St. Joseph's Pizza

Pizza di San Giuseppe

Pizza di San Giuseppe is a leavened Sicilian preparation, stuffed with onions, anchovies and raisins.

FacileSicilia

Pizza di San Giuseppe is a Sicilian preparation of bread dough, shaped like a donut and enriched with a filling with a strong character. Its peculiarity comes from the combination of the saltiness of the anchovies, the sweetness of the white onions and the soft note of theraisins, a balance completed by extra virgin olive oil. The texture alternates between a soft and fragrant crust and a moist interior, where the ingredients blend together during baking without completely losing their distinctive character. The double leavening helps make the dough airier and lighter, while baking at 200°C (392°F) produces a golden and fragrant surface. Originally from Sicily, it can be enjoyed both hot and cold, maintaining the contrast between the leavened crust and the sweet and sour, savory filling.

Instructions

Share

Voice reading

10 steps · natural Italian voice

1

Prepare the dough

Sift the flour onto the work surface and incorporate the salt. Dissolve the fresh yeast in warm water, then gradually add it to the flour, adding more water as needed. Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, uniform to the touch and free of dry patches.

2

Proof

Cover the dough and let it rise until it has visibly increased in volume. Protect it from drafts and keep the surface covered, so it doesn't form a plastic wrap dry which would make it difficult to spread.

3

Prepare the onions

5 min

Clean and slice the white onions. Boil them for five minutes, then drain them thoroughly. Transfer them to a skillet with a little extra virgin olive oil and make them gently sauté until they are soft and slightly wilted, without letting them darken.

4

Soften theraisins

Put thegolden raisins Soak it in warm water and let it soak. Once it's soft, drain it and squeeze it gently, removing the excess water without crushing it: it should remain moist but not soak the pasta during the filling.

5

Prepare the anchovies

Drain the anchovy fillets from the preserving oil and break them into small, even portions, so their flavor will be evenly distributed throughout the filling, along with the onions and garlic.raisins.

6

Roll out the dough

Once the dough has risen, transfer it onto the work surface and spread it with your hands or with the rolling pin, obtaining a sheet of pastry. Work delicately so as not to completely deflate the dough and maintain a uniform thickness, suitable for accommodating the filling.

7

Spread the filling

Sprinkle the surface of the pastry with the chopped anchovies, the fried onions and theraisins Squeeze the ingredients well. Distribute them without creating lumps, so that each portion of the roll has the right balance of saltiness, sweetness, and softness.

8

Shape the donut

Roll the pastry up until you get a roll. Grease a large baking sheet with oil. baking pan, transfer the roll inside and close it up to form a ball. Arrange the dough without squashing it too much, leaving room for the subsequent rise.

9

Complete the leavening

40 min

Cover the dough and let it rise for another forty minutes. It should appear puffier and more relaxed at the end. Then gently press the dough with your hands to distribute it evenly throughout the bowl. baking pan, avoiding compacting the roll.

10

Grease and cook

30 min

Brush the surface with extra virgin olive oil and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (392°F). Bake for about thirty minutes, until the dough is cooked through and the surface is golden brown. Serve the Pizza di San Giuseppe hot or cold.

Chef's Tips

The editors recommend briefly boiling the onions before frying them: this way they soften without burning and the filling is sweeter and more uniform.

Ingredients

10
  • Ingredients for 10 people
  • For the pasta:
  • (2.2 lb) 1 kg of type 0 flour (bread flour)
  • ½ cube of fresh yeast of beer
  • (0.71 oz) 20 g salt
  • For the filling:
  • 4 white onions
  • 25 anchovy fillets in oil
  • (3.53 oz) 100 g of golden raisins extra virgin olive oil

Can't find it in the US?

  • type 0 flourItalian delis or online

    Bread flour

    Or: All-purpose flour

  • fresh yeastUS equivalent

    Active dry yeast: 40% of the fresh weight (25 g fresh = 10 g active dry)

    Or: Instant yeast: one third of the fresh weight (25 g fresh = 8 g instant)

    Dissolve active dry yeast in lukewarm liquid first; mix instant yeast straight into the flour.

Allergens detected
🌾Gluten🐟Fish🍷Sulphites

⚠️ Automatic ingredient-based detection. Always check product labels.

lactose-freelunchdinnerSicilian pizzaleavened doughonionsanchoviesraisinsbakingregional recipeSaint Joseph

Follow us on social media

Every day a new traditional Italian recipe on Instagram and Facebook.

Original text
Rate this translation
Your feedback will be used to help improve Google Translate