How to Make Pizza Strombolis

Homemade pizza dough adds a dimension of fresh flavor to pizza stromboli.

Stromboli is a rolled-up version of a pizza pie. Strombolis may be made either sweet or savory; a pizza stromboli is a savory version, filled with ingredients including tomato sauce flavored with Italian herbs, cheeses, meats and sometimes vegetables. However, with a pizza stromboli, the tomato sauce is left off of the bread itself since it will prevent the bread from cooking thoroughly. If you add vegetables, partially steam or saute these before adding to the stromboli, and drain off any excess liquid to keep your pizza stromboli crust crisp.

Things You'll Need

• Spray oil
• Rolling pin
• 1 lb. fresh or frozen pizza dough
• Baking sheet
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 3/4 cup chopped pepperoni
• 1/2 lb. cooked, crumbled sausage
• 4 oz. shredded mozzarella
• Fork
• Pastry brush
• 1 lightly beaten egg
• 1 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup tomato-basil marinara sauce

Instructions

1. Spray a flat surface with oil. Roll the dough out on the sprayed surface into a rectangle measuring 9 by 13 inches. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Spray the baking sheet with oil.

2. Arrange the pepperoni over the dough, leaving a border of 1 inch around the perimeter. Sprinkle 2 oz. mozzarella over the pepperoni. Add a layer of the sausage over the cheese. Sprinkle the remaining 2 oz. of mozzarella over the sausage.

3. Roll the layered dough carefully lengthwise. Pinch the edges of the sides together and press the fork along the seam to seal the edges. Transfer the stromboli to the baking sheet with the seam facing down.

4. Brush the top of the stromboli with beaten egg. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the egg-covered surface. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the center of the oven, or until the pizza stromboli crust is golden brown.

5. Let cool completely on a wooden cutting board. Cut the stromboli across the width into slices 1/2-inch thick. Serve with the warm marinara sauce for dipping.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a whole wheat dough for a healthier crust.

• Make your own dough and pizza sauce to have homemade flavor and more control over the ingredients.

References

• Fine Cooking: One Great Pizza Dough That Makes Calzones & Stromboli, Too
• Country Living: Stromboli with Two Stuffings

Resources

• Fine Cooking: Chocolate-Cherry Stromboli
• Fine Cooking: Pizza Dough
• Fine Cooking: No-Cook Pizza Sauce
• Epicurious: Stromboli