Pizza Fritta Recipe Ideas

Inspired by my mom's pizza fritta, I created this fry bread recipe. It takes only 4 ingredients including pre-made pizza dough, day old fresh breadcrumbs, oil for frying and salt. That's it. Eat it as a delicious crispy toast or add any toppings you like.

How to make fried dough

• Start by stretching a 2 oz. dough ball into a 4" to 5" circle. It's important that the dough is a bit sticky. Use damp fingers, so dough doesn't stick to you. Do not coat with flour.
• Next, dredge dough in breadcrumbs coating all sides.
• Heat oil for shallow frying to 350F. Pro tip: drop a breadcrumb into the hot oil to see if it turns golden brown. If so, the oil is hot enough.
• Fry dough, turning once, about 2 minutes per side or until puffed and golden brown.
• Finally, transfer to a wire rack and immediately season with salt. Add any additional toppings and eat warm.

Pizza Fritta Toppings

Like my mom used to do, I love topping my crispy fried bread with pizza sauce, cheese and fresh basil. This is the classic Italian fried dough. She also served deep fried dough dusted in powdered sugar for a sweet treat.

For breakfast, I reheated a leftover fried bread in the toaster and topped it with freshly sliced avocado and pickled vegetables. It is the best avocado toast I have had in a long time. The contrast between the crispy warm bread and the creamy avocado is amazing. You can also reheat the pizza fritta in an air-fryer.

My husband enjoyed his like an eggs Benedict. Topped with Canadian bacon, a poached egg, hollandaise and an herbed salad. He said it was so much better than the typical English muffin.

I hope you find this pizza fritta recipe easy as pie. You can use any pizza dough recipe you like or use store-bought. Leave a comment if you give it a go.

Lisa Keys

Pizza Fritta

Taste the crunch of the hot golden fry bread bread.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 minutes mins

Total Time 14 minutes mins

Servings: 4 serving

Course: Breakfast, brunch, lunch

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 8 ounces pizza dough homemade or store-bought
• 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• canola oil for shallow frying
• flaky salt

Equipment

• 1 skillet for frying

Method

 

1. Divide pizza dough into four (2 oz.) balls.
2. Stretch each dough ball into a 4 to 5-inch circle pressing all sides into the breadcrumbs.
3. Heat canola oil for deep frying to 350F.
4. Fry breadcrumb coated dough for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until puffed, golden brown and crisp.
5. Transfer to a rack and season immediately with kosher salt.
6. Add any additional topping you like.

Notes

• Top with warm tomato sauce, a sprinkle of cheese and some fresh herbs.
• Use as a base for eggs Benedict instead of a toasted English muffin.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon-sugar for a sweet treat.
• Top with slices of avocado and any other fixing you like for an avocado toast. Try adding some smoked salmon and creamy dill sauce.