Easy Calzone
Delicious homemade calzone made from a simple pizza crust recipe. Baked to a golden brown and covered in marinara sauce.
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 pkg yeast ~ corn-free
- 3-4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups very hot water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup cornmeal ~ optional parchment paper, or silicone liners
- Cornmeal is to coat pizza pans ~ corn-free diets lightly grease pans or bake on silicone liners.
- Marinara sauce of your choice
- Filling of choice ~ any pizza fillings
- Grated parmesan cheese ~ optional for the top when serving
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, pour in hot water and sprinkle yeast over top. Let sit for a minute or two then gently stir to combine.
- Add in the salt and 2 cups of the flour. Mix well.
- Add additional cups of flour as you continue to stir. As the dough becomes too thick to stir, dump it out and start kneading on a floured surface. Add more flour if the dough sticks to the surface.
- Knead about 5 minutes adding flour as needed to prevent stickiness. The dough should be nice and smooth.
- Place dough into a large mixing bowl sprayed lightly with a non-stick spray.
- Cover with a dry dishtowel and let sit for one hour away from any draft.
- Meanwhile, prepare all the ingredients you plan on using in your calzones just like you would for a pizza. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- When the dough has doubled in size, about an hour later. Punch down and turn out onto a floured surface.
- Preheat the Oven to 400.
- Divide in half and roll out one half at a time flipping the dough over often to prevent sticking, add flour to the surface as needed. Roll out the dough to the desired sized circle about 11" just not too thin.
- Place rolled-out dough onto a pizza pan or cookie sheet sprinkled heavily with cornmeal or lined with parchment paper so the calzone doesn't stick to the pan.
- Add fillings to one half of the circle in layers (like a pizza) starting and ending with some mozzarella cheese.
- Fold the other half of the crust over the filling side, folding the bottom edge over the top edge, and then pinch the edges together to seal the fillings inside. It's like a giant turnover.
- Add a few slits or poke holes over the top to allow the calzone to vent while baking.
- Place calzone in the preheated oven and bake for about 18 minutes. The calzone will start to turn a golden brown and sound hollow when tapped.
- Cut calzone in half for two people, or each one can be a hefty serving. Ladle hot marinara over the calzone before serving. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan if desired.
- Calzones are eaten with a knife and fork.