Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Kitchen Sink Calzones

This is what I made for dinner tonight. Something a little different and excellent for leftovers. They freeze really well too. I'm listing what I used as filling today but the filling can literally be anything you have in your fridge, meat, veg, cheeses, just mix it all together. This is your filling, go crazy.

Ingredients:

Dough:
2 cups organic white flour
1 cup organic whole wheat flour
3/4 t salt
1T olive oil
1 cup water

Filling:
1/2 cup Italian sausage
1/2 yellow onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups fresh spinach
dried pizza seasoning (I use Penzeys brand)
1 cup fresh ricotta
1/2 cup Parmesan, grated
Tomato sauce

Directions:
  • Place flours and salt in the bowl of a food processor and whirl to mix. While running, add the olive oil and water. The amount of water varies so pour it in carefully, you want the flour to form a ball that isn't too sticky. Leave the dough in the bowl of your processor to rise.
  • Cook the sausage in a large skillet. Remove to a bowl. Pour some olive oil to your pan and add the onion. Cook until golden. Add the garlic and cook and additional minute. Remove to bowl.
  • Add the fresh spinach and saute until wilted. Add to the bowl.
  • Mix the sausage, onions, garlic and spinach to combine. Add your seasoning, ricotta and Parmesan and combine.
  • After the dough has risen (about an hour), whirl the processor to deflate. Pull it out and divide into 6 portions. Roll each portion out into about a 8 inch round. I covered each piece with a bit of tomato sauce and then put about 1/2 cup of the filling onto the rounds. Fold over and seal the sides using either a fork or by twisting the dough together.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until brown.

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