Thursday, November 20, 2008

Spinach Cheese Calzones


If you don't want to take the time, you can use store-bought pizza dough instead of making your own.

For Dough:
1½ cup warm water
1 Tbsp active dry yeast
1 tsp honey
4 cups flour
½ tsp salt

For Spinach Ricotta Filling:
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 lb baby spinach
salt and pepper
15 oz ricotta
1 cup parmesan
½ c shredded cheese
1 egg
½ tsp red pepper flakes

Combine water, yeast, honey and 4 tsp flour. Stir gently to combine. Cover bowl with damp towel. Let stand for 30 minutes. In warm place till foamy add remaining flour and salt, knead for about 10 minutes until dough is smooth. Add flour if sticky. Cover with wet towel and let rise for 45 minutes. Punch dough down and form a ball.

To make calzone: Heat oil in pan and cook garlic 2 minutes. Add spinach. Season and cook 5 minutes. Combine spinach, cheese, egg and pepper in bowl. Fill pizza dough with filling and fold over. Press to make sure calzone is sealed. Brush with egg and bake at 350 till golden brown. Serve with warm tomato sauce.

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