What are the best toppings for calzone?

What are the best toppings for calzone?

If you’re looking for ideas, these are all of the different calzone combinations that I made for dinner that day:

• Pepperoni + Black Olives.
• Sausage + Broccoli.
• Pepperoni.
• Pepperoni + Sausage + Banana Peppers.
• Pepperoni + Banana Peppers.
• Pepperoni + Sausage + Peppers + Onions + Mushrooms.
• Sausage + Mushrooms + Peppers.

What is traditionally in a calzone?

It originated in Naples in the 18th century. A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and is stuffed with salami, ham or vegetables, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan or pecorino cheese, as well as an egg.

How do you prevent a soggy calzone?

1) Preheat the oven to 400-degrees AND preheat the pan or pizza stone. This helps the bottom of the calzone get crisp enough and not soggy. 2) Prep inside ingredients while the oven is preheating. Today’s example is turkey meatballs, shredded mozzarella, and fresh spinach.

How do you seal the edges of a calzone?

Brush water on the edges of the pastry. The water will help seal the dough seam. Use the dough press to fold the top of the calzone crust over the bottom and seal the edges. Be sure to press firmly enough to seal the edges.

Do calzones have sauce inside?

Calzones usually use a blend of cheese that almost always incorporates ricotta. And then there’s sauce. Calzones never have tomato sauce inside the dough. While stromboli is also dip-able, it’s totally cool to put some sauce inside stromboli, pre-roll.

Is a calzone just a folded pizza?

A calzone is a folded pizza, usually shaped like a half-moon and stuffed with cheese and possibly vegetables, meat, and/or sauce and it can be baked or fried. It is often served with marinara or pizza sauce on the side.

Does a calzone have ricotta cheese?

Calzones use ricotta cheese, and stromboli does not. Calzones usually use a blend of cheese that almost always incorporates ricotta. And then there’s sauce. Calzones never have tomato sauce inside the dough.

How do you tell if a calzone is done?

Place the calzone side by side on a floured baking sheet, (use 2 if needed), pizza stone or granite slab. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes on the bottom of the preheated oven until the dough is puffed up and golden on top and the filling is hot.

Do you flip a calzone?

Flip the untouched half of the calzone onto the toppings half, making sure not to leave any holes, cover the entire thing with pizza dough.

How do you twist calzone dough?

Decoratively Sealing Empanadas, Calzones, and Pies

1. Moisten the edges of the dough with water, then lightly press them together to seal.
2. Starting at one end, pinch and slightly twist the dough diagonally across the seam between your thumb and index finger.
3. Continue pinching and twisting the dough around the seam.

What do you serve calzones with?

What side dishes to serve with calzones?

• Side salad. Some salads that would pair perfectly here: The BEST Kale Salad or Favorite Chopped Salad.
• Veggies & dip: Try our Healthy Ranch Dressing with an assortment of veggies.
• Roasted veggies: You’ll just need to fight over oven space!

Do calzones have tomato sauce in them?

The Fillings Ingredients like cured meats, vegetables, and herbs can be used in both calzones and stromboli, but there are two things that set them apart. Calzones usually use a blend of cheese that almost always incorporates ricotta. And then there’s sauce. Calzones never have tomato sauce inside the dough.

What is in savory calzones?

Savory calzones are stuffed with ground beef, cheese, ketchup, mustard, and dill pickles for a cheeseburger flavor you can grab and have on the go. Great for school lunches. Use the bread machine to make the herb dough, roll it out and fill it with broccoli or any other vegetable you prefer.

What do you put on a calzone stuffed with?

See how to make homemade calzones stuffed with prosciutto, smoked ham, ricotta, and mozzarella. Serve with marinara sauce for dipping. Today calzones are most commonly stuffed with the exact same toppings that go on a pizza which, besides the crust issue, was one of my main problems with it.

Can you make calzone dough in a bread machine?

Calzone dough for the bread machine gets rolled out and stuffed with pizza sauce, sausage and cheese. Or stuff it with whatever you like. Savory calzones are stuffed with ground beef, cheese, ketchup, mustard, and dill pickles for a cheeseburger flavor you can grab and have on the go. Great for school lunches.

How many times a week do you eat calzone?

This is real calzone, because there is no tomato sauce INSIDE of it! We eat it at least once a week. Have a bowl of tomato or spaghetti sauce on the table for people to top their calzone with, if desired. Delicious, satisfying, and very easy to make.