Scaccia Ragusana

Scaccia Ragusana

The Italian answer to "What if we folded a pizza like origami?"

Prep: 2 hours (includes dough rising and life contemplation) Cook: 45 mins Serves: 8 (or 4 very hungry carb lovers)

Fun Fact: This Sicilian specialty originates from Ragusa, where grandmothers have been folding dough into impossibly thin layers since before Instagram could document it.

Making the dough
Rolling and layering
Folding technique

Ingredients

For the Dough:

  • • 3 cups semolina flour (the fancy yellow one)
  • • 1 cup all-purpose flour (the regular stuff)
  • • 2 tsp active dry yeast (the magical powder that makes bread happen)
  • • Warm water (bathwater temperature, not hot tub)
  • • Olive oil (extra virgin, obviously)
  • • Salt (because we're not animals)

For the Filling:

  • • 2 cups tomato sauce (homemade if you're showing off)
  • • 1 lb provolone (sliced thin like your patience by the end of this recipe)
  • • Fresh basil (that herb you're trying to keep alive on your windowsill)
  • • Black pepper (freshly ground, please and thank you)

Instructions

1

Make dough and let it rise until doubled. Watch half a Netflix episode.

2

Roll out dough until paper-thin. No, thinner. Even thinner than that.

3

Layer ingredients like you're building the world's most complicated lasagna.

4

Fold edges in like you're wrapping the world's most precious gift.

5

Bake until golden brown and your kitchen smells like an Italian grandmother's.

Final baked Scaccia

Serve With

  • 🍅 Extra tomato sauce (for dipping)
  • 🌿 Fresh basil (for garnish and authenticity)
  • 🗣️ Your best Italian accent
  • 👵 A story about how your great-grandmother made this (even if she didn't)

Storage Tips

  • ✨ Best eaten same day
  • 🔥 Can be reheated in oven next day
  • ❄️ Freezes surprisingly well
  • ⚠️ Will make your microwave sad - don't do it

Pro Tips

  • ✨ The thinner the dough, the better the layers
  • ✨ Don't skimp on the cheese
  • ✨ Let it rest before cutting (if you can resist)
  • ✨ Keep edges sealed to prevent cheese escape

Make-Ahead Tips

  • ⏰ Dough can be made day before
  • 🍅 Sauce can be made ahead
  • 🔄 Assembly must be fresh
  • 📱 Have backup pizza place on speed dial