About 6 months ago my BF and I started making calzones
By sjohnson628
@sjohnson628 (3197)
United States
May 7, 2007 12:44pm CST
(about once a month) at home.
They are very simple to make for those of you who have never tried it.
I use the pizza dough that comes in a bag already made up.
I know some of you true Italians may frown on this but I just can't get my dough to turn out right. I mix ricotta and mozzarella cheese along with pepperoni and sausage
in a bowl. I never measure anything just eyeball it (see recipe link below for those who don't want to eyeball it LOL). I also add one raw egg. Mix well and then
roll out the pizza dough. Put it on a greased pizza pan or baking sheet. Add the filling to one side of the dough and fold over the other side. Wet my fingers and crimp the edges together(with fingers) Cut 3 small slits in the top and bake at for 15 minuets. We also make our own pizzas.
It's fun to do together especially with kids.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calzone
http://recipes.bhg.com/recipes/recipedetail.jsp?recipeId=38447
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14 responses
@margieanneart (26423)
• United States
8 May 07
I think calzones are delicous. I love em. Thanks for the help how to make them and the links. I will make them this week for sure.
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
9 May 07
Your welcome and thanks for responding!
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@profclark (512)
• United States
8 May 07
That sounds wonderful and I love calzones and strombollis. I will definitely try this!
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
8 May 07
Yep we made a couple stromboli's also. Thanks for responding!
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
9 May 07
If you love pizza then you will love these! They are sometimes referred to as a stuffed pizza and yes your son will enjoy making these. Thanks for responding!
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
8 May 07
I decided to check out one of youir links, as your recipe sounded interesting.
They look very easy to make, & would be delicious. But oh... they would be so fattening!
@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
8 May 07
yes they are fattening. It is our "comfort" food LOL. Thanks for responding!
@paradisesuns (1754)
• United States
8 May 07
I love calzones...man I haven't had one of those in so long.Now I'm gonna have to try my hand at making them.Thanks for the link that is too cool!
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
8 May 07
Your welcome and please do try making one you won't ever buy one from a restaurant again. Where I live one calzone is $14.oo!!! And thanks for responding!
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@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
7 May 07
I LOVE making calzones and I make them quite often because my boyfriend LOVES eating them. The coolest thing is that there is no limit as to what you can put into them. I have made some with cut up ham, spinach, and cheese....or chiken, peppers and cheese....actually cheese always seems to find it's way in.
This versatility makes calzones a great way to use up leftovers and I do that often with them too. I'm italian and I use pre-made dough from the supermarket. Don't feel bad about that at all! It makes the process so much easier, and then I can keep bags of dough in the freezer to have on hand. Already made ones also freeze quite well in my experience, so that adds to the convienence.
@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
8 May 07
Heehee! My mom just started using those noodles that you don't have to cook. I think they were fine. Making your own noodles is a ton of work! I support cooking shortcuts :-)
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
7 May 07
I agree it is a great way to use up leftovers. I love all toppings but usually we only make one because they are so big and filling and my BF and I split it. And he's picky picky LOL? Oh and BTW way the only reason why i said that Italians would frown on it is because I made lasagna a few months back when she and her BF were visiting and I used those noodles that you don't have to boil...and her BF said My family would not ever use those! A real Italian makes there own noodles. LOL! I would not even attempt to make my own noodles! Thanks for responding!
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
7 May 07
Pizza is one of my favorite things, so anything similar to it should be good too. I never thought about making my own calzones but your way seems to be pretty easy. I will probably use the pizza dough that is already made up too.lol.
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
8 May 07
Now that's a great ideas I will have to try this method. Thanks for responding!
@aweins (4199)
• India
7 May 07
I m an Indian and we call this dish in our language as - "GUJIYA".
it is a sweet dish here filled all dry fruits and alll stuff and then dep fried. we people make this in our festival times and me and my hubby loves it a lot. i specially make this for him.
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
7 May 07
Wow very interesting I think I may try this dish. Thanks for the info and thanks for responding!
@onecutehoneybear (938)
• United States
7 May 07
I've never tried to make these before but my hubby loves them. I will have to try to make them here in the near future when he's home.
I do make homemade pizzas which is way better than store bought ones. My daughter loves them too cause she gets to pick the toppings that she gets to put on them.
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@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
7 May 07
I love calzones and this sounds really easy. My daughter would love to make these. Thanks for the great idea and the links.
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
7 May 07
Thanks for sharing a really easy recipe. I was wondering where you get the pizza dough from. Do you go to a pizza parlor to get it or do you buy it in the grocery store? I have a real simple recipe for quesadilla. I use the soft tortillas that come flat that you can buy in the grocery store. I used cut up grilled chicken that has been seasoned with chilli powder, salt, pepper and cilantro. I use the shredded Mexican cheese from the grocery store. I heat up a skillet with a little sprayed oil and place the tortilla in the pan. I fill up one side with cheese and chicken and fold over the tortilla and press the edges together with a spatula until the melted cheese seals the edges. Flip over and brown on the other side and serve with a dollop of sour cream.
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
7 May 07
The store where I go to (grand Union) it is in the refrigerator section right next to the deli. You could also ask an employee where to find it. quesadillas are great I have made a many of those for my son loves loves loves those. Thanks for responding!
@karadiablo (313)
• United States
7 May 07
I was wondering what I should make for dinner tonight. Thanks
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
7 May 07
Great! I am happy that you have found your dinner for tonight! And thanks for responding!
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
17 Aug 07
Thanks for sharing the recipe. Don't worry about the whole dough thing Sj, its a bit of a task to get right even with some experience. There are times I cut slits in the calzone and other times I do not. The times I do cut the slits are when I barely cooked (or didn't cook) some of the meat ingredients, or I do it to help with the slicing later on. As for the egg, I sometimes do that for glaze, other times I use olive oil.
