Coccoli Crescenza-Stracchino™

Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS

• 6 c vegetable oil
• 8 oz pizza dough
• 4 lg slices BelGioioso^® Crescenza-Stracchino^™
• 4 tsp fresh basil pesto
• 4 slices prosciutto
• 4 tsp truffle honey

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat a deep fryer with the vegetable oil to 350°
2. Divide the pizza dough into four 2-oz balls and let them proof for at least 30 minutes at room temperature. This will help with a light and fluffy fried dough ball.
3. Slowly add all the dough balls to the hot oil and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Remove from the oil and place on paper towels to drain off excess oil and cool.
4. One the fried dough has slightly cooled, you can build the coccoli. Place 1 slice of Crescenza-Stracchino^™ on a plate and top with 1 tsp of the pesto. Then top with 1 fried dough ball and finish with 1 slice of prosciutto and 1 tsp of the honey.

CHEF NOTES

The coccoli can be stuffed or composed. I usually serve them with the cheese and meat layered at the bottom and then let the guest build them.