Italian Calzone

Servings: 8

Ingredients:

Pizza Dough:

2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella

4 ounces salami, cut into thin strips

1/2 cup ricotta cheese

1/4 cup minced fresh basil

2 Italian plum tomatoes, chopped

Freshly ground pepper

1 egg, slightly beaten

Pizza Dough:

1 package active dry yeast

1 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Cooking Instructions:

Prepare Pizza Dough: Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Punch down dough; divide into 6 equal parts. Roll each part into 7-inch circle on lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin. Mound some of the mozzarella, salami, ricotta cheese, basil and tomatoes on half of each circle to within 1 inch of edge. Sprinkle each with pepper. Carefully fold dough over filling; pinch edges to seal securely. Place calzones on greased cookie sheets; brush with egg. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl. Stir in sugar, salt, oil and 1 cup of the flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover; let rise in warm place until almost double, 30 to 40 minutes.

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