Calzones

Hey, it's Friday night - time for dinner and a movie. Get some pizza dough started and let's make a calzone for dinner.

Ingredients
flour
yeast
sugar
salt
sweet peppers - red and green
mushrooms
onions
ricotta and mozzarella cheeses
sauce
olives ?
hot peppers ?

Yeast, warm water and a tablespoon of sugar kick things off. Once the yeast is awake, I work the a teaspoon of salt and the flour in and knead it for a couple of minutes and set it aside in a warm location. While it is rising, I get to work on the vegetables. Tonight we have baby portabellas, onions, and green and red peppers. I saute them in a couple tablespoons of butter to soften them up. Once the dough has doubled in size (an hour or so) I roll it out on a floured bread board (I don't want it sticking to the board). This could be done by hand but I don't want the dough to be too thin or my fillings will leak out so I prefer a rolling pin for consistency of thickness. I start the fillings with about one half cup of ricotta cheese (evenly spread in the middle of the dough), then my vegetables, some mozzarella cheese (grated), and a healthy dollop of spaghetti sauce. I then fold the dough over and lock the seam with the rounded edge of a spoon so the guts don't leak. I set it on a sheet or pizza pan and slide it into a 400 degree oven till the dough browns evenly (about 15 to 20 minutes).
















Tonight - Up In the Air with George. Enjoy!