Being Italian, I LOVE pasta and pizza.
For my first post I decided to make a Calzone! They are easy, delicious, and you can make them any way you like.
The dough:
I guess you can by pizza dough at the grocery store or at your local pizzeria, but how impressed will everyone be when you make your own. Plus, it's only a few ingredients and you can't mess it up.
2-3 cups flour
1 Tbs sugar
1 tsp salt
1 package yeast
3 Tbs olive or vegetable oil
1 cup warm water
Combine yeast, sugar, 1 cup of the flour, and salt in a large bowl.
Add the warm water and oil.
Mix together.
Stir in remaining flour slowly until the dough is soft but not sticky.
Knead until smooth.
Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes before making the calzone.
The Calzone:
Preheat the oven to 375.
Place the dough on a baking sheet (I put parchment paper underneath for easier clean-up).
Roll out the pizza dough the length of the baking sheet.
Spoon the sauce of your choice along the center.
Add whatever toppings you like (meats, olives, peppers, mushrooms, etc) I opted to just make a cheese calzone.
Then, add the cheese (I used Mozzarella and Parmesan).
Next, cut the dough on the sides (using either and knife or kitchen scissors).
Cross the cut pieces to close the calzone.
Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes.
Once done, cool on a wire rack.
And viola! You're done!
Serve additional sauce for dipping.
That looks yummy! Good job on your first cooking post. Are you going to try to change what you eat in addition to you couch to 5k? Try posting what you feed little one too when that time comes. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks :) I absolutely am eating differently. I usually have a good size breakfast (either a smoothie or eggs of some sort) and then the meals I make I have for lunch. Then, a salad or something else light for dinner!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until he's eating more foods!