Eggplant Calzones
- 1 whole Batch Pizza Dough
- 4 whole Small Italian Eggplant
- 1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Oregano
- 3 cups Crushed Tomatoes
- 2 cups Shredded Mozzarella
- 3/4 cups Olive Oil
- 1.
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees (F).
- I place the dough on top of the warming oven (on an unused burner) to rise while the oven is heating up.
- 2.
- Peel your eggplant and slice into rounds.
- Brush with olive oil and grill in batches until cooked through, about 5 minutes per batch.
- I use a panini maker, but an outdoor grill would be even faster.
- After they have been grilled, roughly chop and place into a bowl.
- Combine with the salt, oregano, crushed tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
- Set aside.
- 3.
- Your dough should have risen enough by now.
- Punch it down and separate into 2 balls.
- Let it rest on the counter covered by a damp cloth for about 15 minutes.
- Then separate each ball into 4 balls, and each of those in half.
- You should now have 16 even sized balls of dough.
- 4.
- Bring one ball of dough in front of you and keep the rest covered with the damp cloth.
- Roll out the ball, using extra flour as needed.
- Place a good scoop of your eggplant mixture into the bottom half of the rolled out dough.
- Fold the dough over and pinch all around the seams.
- I like to roll the seam together to make the calzone look nicer.
- Brush with olive oil and cut an X into the center to allow steam to exit.
- Repeat with each ball of dough.
- Place 6 calzones on an oiled cookie sheet at a time.
- Bake in the oven until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is slightly bubbling outside of the X, about 15 minutes.
- Remove and repeat until you have cooked all of the calzones.
- Enjoy!
batch, italian eggplant, kosher salt, oregano, tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/eggplant-calzones/ (may not work)