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Recipe Real Italian Calzones (Main Dish)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup diced pepperoni
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
- 1 egg, beaten
Preparing/Cooking:
- To Make Dough: In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
- Add the oil, sugar and salt; mix in 1 cup of the flour until smooth.
- Gradually stir in the rest of the flour, until dough is smooth and workable.
- Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for about 5 minutes, or until it is elastic.
- Lay dough in a bowl containing 1 teaspoon olive oil, then flip the dough, cover and let rise for 40 minutes, or until almost doubled.
- To Make Filling: While dough is rising, combine the ricotta cheese, Cheddar cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms and basil leaves in a large bowl.
- Mix well, cover bowl and refrigerate to chill.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- When dough is ready, punch it down and separate it into 2 equal parts.
- Roll parts out into thin circles on a lightly floured surface.
- Fill each circle with 1/2 of the cheese/meat filling and fold over, securing edges by folding in and pressing with a fork.
- Brush the top of each calzone with egg and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes.
- Serve hot.
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