Ultimate Stromboli Recipe (Video) - Lauren's Latest (2024)

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What's the difference between a calzone and a stromboli? ›

A calzone features a circle of dough that's folded in half over the filling and sealed by crimping, like a pasty or empanada. A stromboli starts with a rectangular piece of dough that's then topped with add-ins and cheese, rolled up lengthwise and sealed by folding and pressing the extra dough over the edges.

Stromboli was invented by Italian Americans in the United States, in the Philadelphia area. The name of the dish is taken from a volcanic island off the coast of Sicily. A stromboli is similar to a calzone or scaccia, and the dishes are sometimes confused.

You just want to use enough to almost cover the meats. If you use too much cheese your Stromboli will explode during baking. Which is not the end of the world, just won't look nice for presentation but will still taste amazing!

Remove from the oven and serve with more pizza sauce for serving. NOTE: This recipe makes 2 LARGE Strombolis, each serving 2-4 people. Alternately, you can make 4 smaller Strombolis with the same amount of ingredients.

You'll sometimes find a little sauce in a stromboli, but it's often left out or served on the size for dipping like a calzone.

Despite its distinctly Italian flavours of mozzarella, ham, tomatoes, and its close resemblance to the calzone from Naples, stromboli is actually an American creation that comes from Philadelphia. Find out how to make this classic Italian-American fusion dish and discover the story of its beginnings.

A stromboli can contain over 900 calories when it is ready to be eaten. This difference is largely due to the filling, which is more prevalent in a calzone. Stromboli is usually loaded with meat, so it is not healthy if you're trying to lose weight.

I use my favorite homemade pizza dough to make stromboli, pizza, and calzones but store-bought dough works very well, too. Don't worry if your stromboli bursts a little while baking; it's normal for some cheese to ooze out of the crust.

The Fillings

Calzones use ricotta cheese, and stromboli does not. Stromboli is made with mozzarella cheese (preferably low-moisture) to keep moisture at a minimum.

How to store stromboli? Room temperature: Keep this on the counter inside of a closed pizza box or covered with foil for about two hours. I've seen some websites say that this is good left out for about two days, and I couldn't disagree more.

Can you prepare stromboli the night before? ›

You can build your stromboli up to 24 hours in advance of baking and keep it tightly wrapped on a baking sheet in the fridge until baking time. Once you're ready to bake, let the stromboli sit at room temperature while the oven heats. Bake the stromboli until golden-brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

Freezing Baked Stromboli: Allow baked stromboli to cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap or aluminum foil (or a layer of both), and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw, still wrapped, for just 1 hour at room temperature. Bake, lightly covered with aluminum foil, in a 350°F (177°C) oven for 30 minutes.

The dough needs to be thick enough to support the weight of the toppings. Otherwise, your homemade stromboli will break apart when you try to seal it. Got ooze? Some toppings or oils from the meats may seep up and out of the slits in the dough, but don't panic!

A wedgie is basically a pizza crust cut in half and filled with your favorite deli meat and toppings. I like a classic wedgie turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and of course a side of ranch for dipping! Next time I make a wedgie, I think I'll add some back olives and sun-dried tomatoes!

You've probably figured out by now that pizza dough and calzone dough are interchangeable and that a calzone is simply a pizza that has been folded in half. And so, what exactly differentiates Pizza and Calzone? Procedures of preparation include stretching, filling/topping, and baking.

Calzone, a traditional Italian stuffed bread, was originally shaped into a long, narrow tube, akin to stromboli; in fact, the translation of calzone is "pant leg" These days, most calzone makers simply roll dough out like a pizza and fold it over like a turnover.

Did you know that a standard calzone has over 1000 calories? On the other hand, a slice of pizza is around 300 calories. So just because they're technically the same in terms of ingredients and taste, they're not! A calzone can equal 3 slices of pizza so choose wisely!