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Easy Homemade Calzones

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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

For the dough

  • 2 cups all purpose flour I use organic, unbleached
  • 3/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 1/4 tsp rapid instant yeast
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup hot water

For the filling

  • 1 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 cup mozzarella
  • 2 cups chopped bell peppers
  • 3/4 cup diced onion
  • 1 cup turkey sausage

Instructions
 

For the dough

  • Add flour, yeast, and salt to mixer. I use a Kitchenaid.
  • Mix.
  • While mixing, add olive oil.
  • Then slowly add in the hot water while it's still mixing. Keep adding the water until the dough mixture gets slightly sticky. You shouldn't need the full cup of water but just under. Keep mixing until the dough starts to form a ball. Usually about 5 minutes.
  • Place a dish towel over top of bowl and let rise for 1.5-2 hours or until dough has doubled in size.
  • Split dough into 4 servings.
  • Lay dough balls on cookie sheet and let rise for 20-30 more minutes.

For the calzones

  • Preheat oven to 400° F.
  • Roll dough balls into thin, long ovals.
  • Lightly spread pizza sauce on half of the oval leaving a half inch around the edge free of sauce to seal the calzone. (You can put however much sauce you want but we just do a small amount and then dip the calzones in sauce after they are cooked).
  • Add desired toppings.
  • Spinkle lightly with garlic salt, oregano, and basil.
  • Fold over calzones and using a fork, press down around the edges of the calzones.
  • Paint the top of the calzones with either grass fed butter or olive olive then sprinkle with garlic salt, basil, and oregano.
  • Bake 18-20 minutes or until the edges are a slight golden brown.