Saturday, June 5, 2010

Enjoying the pizza kick I am on I decided to try making a calzone. Never had made one before so I kinda made it up as I went along.

I had made a sauce a few days ago for a couple Pizza's. Had plenty of that sauce left over so I was set in the sauce department. As for the filling I had a bit of fun. I started off with some onions and garlic sauteing in olive oil.
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To it I added a half pound of mixed mushrooms. This mix included: Oyster, Cremini, Shitake and Baby Bella's.
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Once the mushrooms had cooked down I added Mache (Mache is a small leafy green with a slight bitter/peppery flavor similar to Arugula. It is also known as Rocket.)
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Cook till the Mache is wilted down and add some sauce. Not too much though.
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Let that cool and take care of your crust. Roll the dough out into a thin circle. Add topping to half of it and add some Mozzarella.
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Cook on a preheated pizza stone @450 degrees 15 to 20 minutes. I cut a couple slits in the top to allow steam to escape. A bit of the sauce did as well. Notta Problem.
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Remove when crust is done on the top and bottom. The sauce will be bubbling as well.
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The crust had a nice crumb to it.
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Let cool for 5 minutes, Slice and serve with a little bit of the sauce..
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This is an easy dish to make. Very flavorful and to me wasn't very heavy. Really enjoyed making this and will again soon.