Calzone Italian Recipe

Calzone Italian Recipe

Ingredients

• 10 ounces refrigerated pizza dough
• 1 egg
• grated parmesan cheeseoption
• 1 filling

Method

1. Unroll pizza dough
2. Roll or stretch dough into a 15×10″ rectangle
3. Cut into 6 5″ squares
4. Divide desired filling among squares
5. Brush edges with water
6. Lift one corner and stretch dough over to the opposite corner
7. Press edges of dough well w/fork to seal
8. Arrange on a greased baking sheet
9. Prick tops with a fork
10. Combine egg and 1t water
11. Brush onto calzones
12. Sprinkle w/Parmesan, if desired
13. Bake 425 for 8-10 mins
14. Let stand 5 mins before serving
15. Makes 6 calzones
16. Sausage- Mushroom Filling:
17. In a skillet cook 12oz bulk pork sausage or Italian sausage until brown
18. Drain
19. Stir in 1/2C pizza sauce, one 4oz pkg shredded mozzarella cheese (1C), and 1 2-oz can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
20. Ham-spinach filling: cook 1 10oz pkg frozen chopped spinach according to pkg dirs; drain well
21. In a bowl combine spinach, 1C finely chopped fully cooked ham (5oz), 1C shredded Swiss cheese (4oz), and 2T thinly sliced green onion

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