Calzone with Sausage, Spinach, Fontina, and Pine Nuts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for brushing
- 2 red onions, cut into thin wedges
- 12 ounces sweet Italian sausage, removed from casings and crumbled
- 8 large cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 cups packed spinach leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Basic Pizza Dough (page 33)
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh mint
- 2 cups shredded Italian fontina cheese
- 1 cup pine nuts, toasted in olive oil (page 184)
- Coarse sea salt
- Prepare a very hot fire (650F) in a wood-fired oven or cooker.
- Put the 2 tablespoons olive oil in a high-heatproof terra-cotta baking dish or cast-iron skillet.
- Add the onions, sausage, and garlic.
- Place in the center of the wood-fired oven to cook until the sausage is lightly crisped and the onions and garlic are well caramelized, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and stir in the spinach and red pepper flakes.
- Set aside to cool slightly.
- When ready to form the dough, flour a baking peel and shape each dough ball into an 8-inch round on the peel.
- Lightly brush the dough with olive oil without getting the oil on the peel.
- Spread the filling on half of the dough, leaving 3/4 inch on the edge.
- Add the mint, then sprinkle with the cheese and pine nuts.
- Lightly salt.
- Fold the dough over the filling, matching up the edges.
- Fold the edges over to further seal and crimp closed with a fork.
- Lightly brush the top with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with sea salt.
- Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Slide the calzones onto the floor of the wood-fired oven, 8 to 10 inches away from the heat source, and bake, turning occasionally for even color, until they are puffed and golden, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes, then cut in half and serve.
olive oil, red onions, sweet italian sausage, garlic, red pepper, dough, fresh mint, shredded italian fontina cheese, pine nuts, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/calzone-with-sausage-spinach-fontina-and-pine-nuts-391718 (may not work)