Three-Meat Calzones
- 1 package Active Dry Yeast
- 1/4 teaspoons Sugar, Plus 1 Tablespoon, Divided
- 1 cup Warm Water
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil, Plus More For Brushing
- 3 cups Bread Flour
- 1 Tablespoon Table Salt
- 13 pounds Hamburger Or Sausage, Browned, Drained, And Cooled
- 3/4 cups Chopped Ham Or Canadian Bacon
- 3/4 cups Chopped Pepperoni
- 8 ounces, weight Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, Cubed
- 1/2 cups Pizza Sauce, Plus More For Serving
- 1.
- Coat a large bowl and a small sheet pan with cooking spray.
- 2.
- In a small bowl, combine yeast, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, and water.
- Let stand for 15 minutes, and then stir in olive oil.
- (If your mixture isnt foamy after 15 minutes, your yeast is dead.)
- 3.
- Using a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment, briefly combine bread flour, remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, and salt.
- Slowly add the yeast mixture until a ball forms around the hook.
- Turn your mixer to medium speed and knead for about 10 minutes.
- If your dough just isnt coming together, it might be because of the weather or altitude.
- You can add a bit of watersuch as a teaspoon or twoto give it some more moisture.
- 4.
- Turn your dough out onto the counter and knead by hand a few times.
- Form the mixture into a ball and place in the bowl that is sprayed with cooking spray.
- Cover and let rise in a warm, draft-free place for 1 hour.
- I have a problem finding a warm place in my kitchen without turning on the oven.
- So I usually take a mug of hot water and heat it in the microwave for 1 minute.
- I push that into the corner of the microwave, and then put my dough in and close the microwave.
- The steamy water makes it warm, and its certainly draft-free.
- 5.
- Punch down the dough and divide it into four equal pieces.
- Form each into a ball.
- Place on the greased baking sheet, cover, and let rise for another 30-40 minutes.
- 6.
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees and generously spread cornmeal on a baking sheet.
- 7.
- Combine hamburger or sausage, ham, pepperoni, cheese, and 1/2 cup pizza sauce in a medium bowl.
- 8.
- For each calzone, roll a piece of the dough into about a 10-inch circle.
- Perfect circles need not apply.
- 9.
- Place about 1 cup of filling in the center of one side of the circle.
- 10.
- Brush the edges of the dough with water to help with the seal, and then fold over one side of the dough.
- Crimp the edges of the dough with a fork to seal them.
- 11.
- Place the calzones on the cornmeal-covered baking sheet.
- (I usually bake two and freeze two for later.)
- 12.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until crust is golden.
- Brush with a bit of olive oil, and serve with heated pizza or marinara sauce.
yeast, sugar, water, olive oil, bread flour, salt, hamburger, ham, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/three-meat-calzones/ (may not work)