Saturday, February 15, 2014

Sausage Calzones

Both my mom and my husband said these are the best calzones they've ever had. Very easy and very delicious!

Ingredients:
- 1 lbs Spicy breakfast sausage
- 1 Container Ricotta cheese
- 1 Cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 (2 1/4 tsp) Package active dry yeast
- 1 Cup warm water (Think - how hot you'd want the water to be if you were taking a bath.)
- 1 TB Olive oil
- 1 tsp White sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups flour

Instructions:
1. Cook breakfast sausage in a fry pan. Combine it with the Ricotta and cheddar and place in the fridge until ready.
2. Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Mix in the olive oil, white sugar, salt and 1 cup of the flour. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit for about 15 minutes until the sponge begins to rise and look bubbly. Add in the remaining flour and turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for about 5 minutes. Place dough in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap again. Allow to rise until doubled, about 40 minutes.
3. Punch down the dough and divide into 6 sections. Roll each section into a small circle on a floured surface. Place a 6th of the filling on the circle of dough. Lightly brush the edges with water, fold it over, and seal by pinching/rolling the edges..
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 28-30 minutes. Serve with tomato sauce (recipe below).

Adapted from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/real-italian-calzones/

Perfect Simple Tomato Sauce:
Ingredients:
- 2 Small cans tomato sauce.
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Basil
- 1 tsp Parsley
- 2 TB Grated Parmesan Cheese

Instructions:
1. Combine all ingredients in a small sauce pan. Put over low heat and allow to simmer for about twenty minutes. It's as easy as that!!

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