Load 'em Up Mini Calzones Recipe

Load 'Em Up Mini Calzones

From keni 12 years ago

Two meats and two cheeses are the base for the filling for these easy, yummy appetizers. Heat up your favorite marinara for dipping!

2lbs pizza dough(either homemade, ready to form or purchased,raw) shopping list
8oz ricotta cheese(if it's liquidy, drain til it's dry) shopping list
1/2 cup diced pepperoni(I used a stick and diced it) shopping list
1/3 cup ham steak, diced shopping list
8oz fresh mozzarella , shredded shopping list
6oz fresh mushrooms, diced(give these a real quick saute to render the liquid, then drain well.) shopping list
1T fresh Italian herbs shopping list
2 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
1 egg or egg white, beaten and mixed with a t or so of water shopping list
marinara or pizza sauce for dipping shopping list
fresh grated Parmesan, optional shopping list

Combine ricotta, pepperoni, ham, mozzarella, mushrooms, herbs and garlic in medium bowl. Set aside.
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Working with half the dough at a time, lightly dust your work area with cornmeal and roll pizza dough out to about 1/4 inch thick.
Using a 4inch round cutter, or improvised cutter(I used a plastic container lid:), cut circles. Pizza dough is stretchy and sticky, especially to itself, so if the circles don't cut through, just take a sharp knife and run along the cut area.
Move the circles to a lightly sprayed platter.
One at a time, add a heaping spoonful of the filling to the middle of the dough circle and fold the dough over so the ends meet. Remember the aforementioned strechability of the dough, and don't be afraid to load these up with filling. The dough should manage it. :)
With a pastry crimper or fork, crimp the edge together.
Place back on the sprayed platter and continue with rest of dough until all the filling is used.
Brush tops lightly with egg wash.
Place on baking stones or sprayed baking sheet.
Bake at 425 10-12 minutes, until golden brown.
Serve with warm marinara sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, for dipping.

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Saw this recipe of yours and couldn't get calzones out of my head!
We experimented with your recipe and made our own. Thanks for the jumping off point!
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