Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, overstuffed calzones. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Overstuffed Calzones is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Overstuffed Calzones is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook overstuffed calzones using 14 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Overstuffed Calzones:
- Prepare For the dough:
- Get 1 package active dry yeast
- Take 1 tablespoon sugar or honey
- Prepare 1 cup warm water, not hot
- Make ready 1 teaspoon salt
- Get 1 tablespoons olive oil
- Prepare 3 cups all purpose flour
- Make ready Can use bread flour or combination of both equal amount
- Prepare You can also add herbs and spices to your dough if you like,
- Get For the filling:
- Make ready You can use any fillings you like. Here are some suggestion:
- Prepare Onion, bell pepper, black olives, spinach, pepperoni, sausage,
- Take Just fill with fav pizza toppings or chicken also
- Take For the dough
Steps to make Overstuffed Calzones:
- In large bowl, mixer or bread machine, add warm water.
- Add sugar and yeast. Stir and let sit until frothy.
- In another bowl, add 3 cups all purpose flour, salt and herbs if using.
- When yeast has bloomed add flour mixture and olive oil. Mix until well combined.
- If using stand mixer use dough hook. Bread machine jusr use dough or pizza setting.
- If kneading by hand, lightly flour surface and knead dough until smooth and elastic. About 6-10 minutes. Add flour little at a time if it gets sticky.
- Once the dough ball is smooth and elastic, place a few drops of olive oil i a bowl. Turn dough around coating all sides. Cover with towel or plastic wrap.
- Let dough rise in warm place until doubled.
- After dough has doubled, punch down and turn out on lightly floured surface.
- I cut mine into 4 sections which makes a good size calzone. But you can make as big or small as you like.
- Flatten and roll your dough into a round pizza shape.
- Place cheese and your filling on half of the dough leaving room around edges to seal.
- Fold dough over filling like a half moon shape. Press and stretch edges to seal.
- You can also use tines of fork to seal edges.
- Brush calzones with egg wash or olive oil.
- Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown.
- Can brush with melted butter and garlic if you like also.
- You can add sauce on the inside like a pizza or dip your calzone in sauce. Just make it anyway you like. Thanks for looking :)
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