Folded Pizza with Salami

To prepare the folded pizza with salami, start by making the Pizza dough. Pour the flour into the mixer bowl, add the yeast 1 and about 1/3 cup of water, then start the mixer with the hook at medium-low speed 2. Continue adding water little by little, making sure to wait until the previous dose is well absorbed by the flour. Once about 3/4 of the water has been poured, add the salt 3 and continue kneading.

Add the remaining water gradually and let it work until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous mixture 4. At this point, remove the dough from the mixer and work it on a surface for a few minutes to best develop the gluten mesh 5; then shape it with your hands into a ball and place it in a large lightly greased bowl 6.

Cover with plastic wrap or a clean cloth 7 and let it rise in the switched-off oven with the light on (at a temperature of 78-86°F maximum). Wait until the dough has at least doubled in volume (it will take about 1 and a half hours), or even better if it has tripled (in this case, it will take between 2 and 3 hours) 8. Once the dough has risen, transfer it to the work surface and divide it into 4 equal parts using a dough scraper 9.

From each of these, form balls using your hands 10. Once finished, cover with a clean cloth and let rest for another 30 minutes 11. Meanwhile, pour the tomato pulp into a bowl and season it with oregano 12.

Then also add the olive oil 13 and salt. After 30 minutes, take your dough balls and start rolling them out. Take a ball and gently press it with your hands on a floured surface 14, then gently stretch the dough until you achieve a thickness of no more than 1/5 inch 15.

At this point, place the pizza on a lightly greased baking sheet and spread it with your hands to cover the entire surface 16. With a spoon, distribute the tomato sauce over the pizzas, spreading it in a circular motion, covering almost the entire area, leaving only a border of about 1/2 inch 17. Bake each pizza in a preheated static oven at 482°F for about 10 minutes on the lowest part of the oven (or in a fan oven at 428°F for 5 minutes). Meanwhile, slice the salami and cut each slice in half 18.

Then remove each pizza from the oven 19, add the diced mozzarella and pieces of salami 20. Bake again at the same temperature for another 20 minutes, placing the tray in the middle rack of the oven 21.

Once ready, remove the pizzas from the oven, fold them while still hot into 4, folding in half 22 and then in half again 23, as if it were a booklet. Serve the folded pizza with salami while still hot 34.