Calzones
Devashish
Homemade calzones filled with cheese and your choice of toppings, baked until golden brown and served with pizza sauce for dipping.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8
Calories 376 kcal
Base Ingredients
- 2 lbs pizza dough homemade or store-bought
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 whole egg beaten
- 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese freshly grated
- Italian seasoning
- pizza sauce for dipping
Optional Filling Ideas
- pepperoni
- ground Italian sausage cooked
- Canadian bacon
- shredded chicken cooked
- black olives
- mushrooms sliced
- bell pepper chopped
- onion chopped
- fresh jalapeño pepper
- pineapple
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F, with a pizza stone inside if possible (or use a baking sheet turned upside down).
Divide pizza dough into 8 portions. Roll each into a flat disk, about ¼ inch thick.
Add about ¼ cup of toppings to one side, including a generous sprinkle of cheese. Fold the other half of dough over the toppings and seal the edges together.
Place calzones on a large piece of parchment paper. Use a sharp knife to make a small slit on top of each calzone (for steam to escape while baking).
Lightly brush tops of calzones with beaten egg, then sprinkle with a little parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
Transfer calzones (on the parchment paper) to the hot pizza stone or baking sheet in the oven. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving. Serve with warmed pizza sauce or Marinara sauce for dipping. Or try other dipping sauces like white garlic sauce, ranch, Alfredo, or bbq sauce.
Calories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 16gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 1025mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 230IUCalcium: 156mgIron: 3mg
Keyword folded dough, pizza pocket, ricotta filling, stuffed pizza