Calzone

Ingredients:

Dough:

Dry yeast 1 tablespoon

Luke warm water 1 cup

Olive oil 1 tablespoon

Sugar 1 teaspoon

Salt ½ teaspoon

All purpose flour 2 ½ cup

Olive oil 1 tablespoon

Filling:

Ricotta cheese ½ cup

Cheddar cheese 1 ½ cup

Pepperoni ½ cup diced

Mushrooms ½ cup sliced

Basil leaves dried 1 tablespoon

Egg 1 beaten

Direction:

Dough:

Dissolve yeast, salt, oil and sugar in water. Mix in the 1 cup of flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the rest of the flour, until dough is smooth. Knead the dough for about 5-10 minutes or until it is elastic and soft. Now in a bowl keep the dough and cover it with wet towel for about an hour.

Filling:

Combine the grated ricotta, cheddar cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms and basil leaves in a large bowl. Mix well, and refrigerate it to chill.

When dough is ready, punch it down and make two equal balls. Now flatten one of the ball on lightly floured surface. Fill it with half of the filling material and fold over, securing edges by folding in and pressing with a fork. Meanwhile make the other calzone in the same manner. Brush both the calzone with egg and placed them on greased baking dish. In a preheated oven at 375 F bake calzone for 30 minutes or until golden brown.