Here's our recipe for calzones (or as much of one as we've got)
Pizza Dough (for 2-3 pizzas)
1 T yeast in 1/4 cup warm water (proof with a little bit of sugar, too)
Combine in your mixer:
1/4 c. olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 T sugar
1 c. very warm water
Add one cup of flour to above and mix.
Add the bubbling yeast and mix.
Add 3 cups of flour to make a good STIFF dough.
Knead well. If by hand - for about 10 min; by machine - about 8 (and really, it does take that long to mix it well).
Let dough rise in a warm spot in a greased bowl for an hour to 1.5 hours (or until the dough is doubled).
For the calzones . . . this dough recipe makes four very good sized calzones. A tip about rolling out the dough - make sure it's pretty thin. We tried it thick the first time, and thin the second time - we both thought it tasted better the second time.
For calzone stuffing . . . Rob and I like doing them so much because we like very different stuff. It's kind of fun to build your own, and everyone can put whatever then want in it.
We put in:
Ricotta cheese
Mozarella cheese
pepperoni
sausage
green peppers
onions
mushrooms
minced garlic
salt and pepper
In a small bowl (on the side), beat 1 egg and 1 T water together
There are two ways of putting it all together - Rob layered his like a pizza, I mixed mine in a bowl (wanted to make sure the garlic was spread evenly).
After you put the toppings on - use the egg and water mix around the edges of the calzone. Then fold the dough over and pinch the edges together (to keep the moisture inside). If you want to mark them on top (to identify who they go to), do so now.
Brush the entire top of the calzone with the egg/water mixture, too.
Bake at 425 for 10-15 min (until golden brown)
After baking - We topped ours with spaghetti sauce from a bottle (yeah, we cheated), and some parmesan cheese)
A tip - while putting them together - we rolled the dough, then put it 1/2 on the pan it was cooked on (with the other 1/2 flowing off the side) - this was so we didn't have to transfer it to the pan after it was made. And you can use a pizza pan or a cookie sheet for baking.
Enjoy!!!
. . . so it seems many of my recipes come from my sister, Bethany (the pizza dough on this one comes from her, too). Thanks!
Pizza Dough (for 2-3 pizzas)
1 T yeast in 1/4 cup warm water (proof with a little bit of sugar, too)
Combine in your mixer:
1/4 c. olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 T sugar
1 c. very warm water
Add one cup of flour to above and mix.
Add the bubbling yeast and mix.
Add 3 cups of flour to make a good STIFF dough.
Knead well. If by hand - for about 10 min; by machine - about 8 (and really, it does take that long to mix it well).
Let dough rise in a warm spot in a greased bowl for an hour to 1.5 hours (or until the dough is doubled).
For the calzones . . . this dough recipe makes four very good sized calzones. A tip about rolling out the dough - make sure it's pretty thin. We tried it thick the first time, and thin the second time - we both thought it tasted better the second time.
For calzone stuffing . . . Rob and I like doing them so much because we like very different stuff. It's kind of fun to build your own, and everyone can put whatever then want in it.
We put in:
Ricotta cheese
Mozarella cheese
pepperoni
sausage
green peppers
onions
mushrooms
minced garlic
salt and pepper
In a small bowl (on the side), beat 1 egg and 1 T water together
There are two ways of putting it all together - Rob layered his like a pizza, I mixed mine in a bowl (wanted to make sure the garlic was spread evenly).
After you put the toppings on - use the egg and water mix around the edges of the calzone. Then fold the dough over and pinch the edges together (to keep the moisture inside). If you want to mark them on top (to identify who they go to), do so now.
Brush the entire top of the calzone with the egg/water mixture, too.
Bake at 425 for 10-15 min (until golden brown)
After baking - We topped ours with spaghetti sauce from a bottle (yeah, we cheated), and some parmesan cheese)
A tip - while putting them together - we rolled the dough, then put it 1/2 on the pan it was cooked on (with the other 1/2 flowing off the side) - this was so we didn't have to transfer it to the pan after it was made. And you can use a pizza pan or a cookie sheet for baking.
Enjoy!!!
. . . so it seems many of my recipes come from my sister, Bethany (the pizza dough on this one comes from her, too). Thanks!
4 comments:
Awesome!! I will be making this for sure!! I love new recipes, and this one sounds super yummy!! thanks!
thanks for the cake tips and calzone recipe! can't wait to try them!
Just thought I'd post about how CUTE Guy is! I was looking at older posts and he is absolutely adorable!!!
I am So excited about this as I have been looking for a good recipe for calzones since Wolfgang Puck's no long serves it at Spring's Preserve. Thanks!!!
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