Calzone - Ham

Traditional Calzone is made with ham, Ricotta Cheese and Mozzarella Cheese. Toward the end of this post, you will see a variation of this receipt to include Spinach, Mushrooms and Goat Cheese.

Ingredients

1 recipe basic bread dough, recipe follows, or use pre-made dough in your freezer section, follow directions.

1/2 cup fresh ricotta cheese

1/4 pound ham, cut into 1-inch chunks

1/2 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into 1-inch chunks

2 eggs

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

 Extra-virgin olive oil, for the crust

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Prepare the bread dough as directed, cutting the dough into 2 pieces.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the ricotta, ham, mozzarella, 1 egg. Stir  well and set aside.

Flour your rolling pin and surface, then roll out your dough. Makes 2 nice sized Calzones.

Spoon the filling into the center of the dough. Using your fingers, rub extra-virgin olive oil on the edge of the dough. Fold each round over itself to make a half-moon shape. Crimp edges to seal the dough.

Beat egg and use pastry brush to spread across top of each Calzone. This will help make your dough turn perfectly golden brown during cooking process. 

Place in the oven and cook until the dough is cooked through and golden brown, about 25 minutes. 

Serve immediately upon removing from oven with marinara sauce for dipping.

 For a variation you can stuff a Calzone with anything kind of cheese, meat or veggies. Experiment and enjoy the cooking process. Cooking after all is a trial and error experiment, enjoy the journey. 

Chicken, Goat Cheese, Spinach, Mushrooms wrapped in a Calzone dough. Yum.