Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Vegetarian Calzone



So I am going to call this one my own since it varies so much from the original recipe.
It's delicious trust me.




Dough

1 tsp yeast
1 1/2 cup warm water
1/3 cup olive oil
4 cups flour
1 tsp Kosher salt

Filling

tbls olive oil
8 ounces mushroom chopped
2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp dried oregano
4 cups packed baby spinach
about 5 tbls Parmesan cheese
8 ounces of Cream cheese

Dough
Mix yeast and water. Whisk in Olive Oil. Mix flour and salt and slowly incorporate water mixture. You can do this in your mixer with a dough hook or mix it by hand. Place in a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil. Cover with a damp clothe and set in a warm place for an hour or two.

Preheat oven to 400*
Filling
Heat oil over med. Toss in the mushrooms. Cook about two or three min., add garlic and oregano. Cook another minute or two and then add your spinach. Cook long enough to wilt the spinach about a min. Remove from heat and set aside.

Roll out the dough. You can make one big calzone or I made three medium sized guys. Roll it out into a rectangle and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese on one side of your rectangle leaving about an inch around the edge. Spread out about 1-2 ounces of the cream cheese (4 when only making one big guy) add some filling, layer with about 1-2 ounces more of the cream cheese (again 4 for a big one) sprinkle with Parmesan and fold over and curl up your edges. Place on a baking sheet I put mine on a slipat so it wouldn't stick you could also spray your pan or rub Olive oil on it. Brush the calzone with olive oil and place in your oven for about 18 min until lightly browned. Brush with more olive oil I sprinkled mine with a little Kosher salt and let cool a bit before serving they are hot but delicious!

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