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    Pepperoni Calzones

    March 10, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 42 Comments

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    Pepperoni Calzones from 5DollarDinners.com

    These didn’t stay on our plates very long! And, they are completely freezer friendly, so be sure to make a big batch and freeze for a future meal! (Freeze after baking.)

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    Pepperoni Calzones

    These are just so fun and so delicious!
    Prep Time30 minutes
    Cook Time15 minutes
    Servings - 4 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 1 cup water
    • 1 Tbsp olive oil
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1 cup whole wheat flour
    • 2 cups white flour
    • 1 tsp garlic powder
    • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
    • 1 Tbsp sugar
    • 1 package yeast
    • 1 cup spaghetti or pizza sauce
    • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
    • 40 pepperonis
    • 1 Tbsp olive oil
    • Couple shakes of garlic salt
    • Fresh fruit - 4 clementines and 1/4 cantaloupe

    Instructions

    • Place the first 9 ingredients into bread machine on dough cycle.
    • Once the dough cycle is complete, place the dough on a clean, floured surface.
    • Knead into a ball.
    • Divide the dough into 2 balls.
    • Further divide into 4 balls.
    • And divide one more time into 8 little dough balls. (From here, I took 2 of these dough balls and made them into 4, so that I could make “mini-calzones” for the boys.)
    • Roll out the dough balls into rectangular-oval-ish shapes. Place onto greased baking sheets.
    • Place a few pepperonis onto one half of the dough.
    • Top with some sauce, cheese and more pepperonis. (I made cheese-y ones for Steve, and dairy-free ones for the rest of us!)
    • Fold the other half over.
    • Pinch the edges together.
    • And mash the edges together with a fork. (This step is not necessary, but I like to do it to prevent the sauce from leaking out!)
    • Brush the top with olive oil.
    • Sprinkle garlic salt on top.
    • Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown on top.
    • Serve Pepperoni Calzones with Fresh Fruit.

    PLUS, there were 2 leftover for Steve to take for lunch!

    P.S. These are totally freezer friendly and would be great for OAMC or Freezer Cooking! Freeze after baking.

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    Comments

    1. Chalena @ The Life and Times of the Harley Family says

      March 10, 2010 at 6:12 pm

      I look forward to trying this recipe! Looks wonderful, easy and tasty.

      Reply
    2. Lisa says

      March 10, 2010 at 6:58 pm

      Yum, these are going to be a must try here! Would you freeze them before cooking or after?

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        March 10, 2010 at 7:06 pm

        @Lisa,

        After baking!

        Reply
    3. Carissa says

      March 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm

      Yummm! Looks like a fun one. I’m going to try this one next week. I’m assuming I would freeze them *after* baking?

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
    4. Candi says

      March 10, 2010 at 7:45 pm

      Yum! I’ve been wanting to make some calzones! You make it look so easy!

      Reply
    5. Ellen @ CheapCooking says

      March 10, 2010 at 9:00 pm

      Calzones are a favorite around here and you remind me that I haven’t made them a while. Plus having some “stuff in bread” in the freezer makes for a great fast lunch sometimes. My latest was bierocks, cooked ground beef, cabbage and onions in bread. Really really good!

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        March 10, 2010 at 9:05 pm

        @Ellen @ CheapCooking,

        I love bierocks! I’ll have to add those to my “to do” list!

        Reply
    6. Kim Karstetter says

      March 10, 2010 at 9:40 pm

      I’m going to make mine with Veggies!!

      Reply
    7. Jennifer says

      March 10, 2010 at 9:43 pm

      I am definitely going to try making my own dough with your recipe! When I make these using the grocery store dough I use more pepperoni and to prevent too much grease from leaking out I boil it for a couple of minutes first. May also be a good idea to take off some extra calories! Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
      • Tina says

        March 11, 2010 at 5:21 pm

        @Jennifer, Do you boil the whole calzone or just the pepperoni? I like the idea of getting rid of some of the grease, just a bit confused.

        Thanks!

        Reply
        • Jennifer says

          March 11, 2010 at 5:39 pm

          @Tina, I’m sorry I wasn’t clearer! I boil some water in a little sauce pan and throw the pepperoni in for a minute or two – you’ll see all the grease float to the top…when I take them out I just blot them a bit and they’re ready to go into the calzone!

          Reply
    8. Patty says

      March 10, 2010 at 10:45 pm

      I think my children would really like these.

      Reply
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        December 19, 2011 at 11:27 pm

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    9. Wendy says

      March 11, 2010 at 1:30 am

      Around this area (Phila. metro), these are called either Panzarottis or pizza turnovers. Calzones serve the sauce on the side with just the toppings in the middle. But, dang, no matter what they’re called, they’re good!! I leave the pepperonis out, though. Yum!!!

      Reply
    10. gourmetmomma says

      March 11, 2010 at 8:57 am

      i bet these would be tasty with some (precooked) ground turkey or caramelized onions in them too.

      Reply
    11. Allison says

      March 11, 2010 at 9:56 am

      These look fantastic! They would be a great alternative to Pizza Friday.

      Reply
    12. Caroline Krueger says

      March 11, 2010 at 10:39 am

      What if you don’t have a bread maker? Can you translate the recipe to just using my regular oven?

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        March 11, 2010 at 3:47 pm

        @Caroline Krueger</a

        There is a link in the post to "by hand instructions".

        Erin

        Reply
    13. Melissa says

      March 11, 2010 at 2:24 pm

      Saw your cook book at Fred Meyer the other day. Is this recipe in there? Need to wait until we have the money in our budget to pick it up but hope to buy it soon. 🙂

      Reply
    14. Iris Robin says

      March 11, 2010 at 3:11 pm

      Your calzones look yummy! I will try this recipe with my daycare children.Do you think making your own pizza sauce or buying it is cheaper? You have very nice picture descriptions. What kind of camera do you use?
      Thanks Iris Robin

      Reply
    15. Amanda says

      March 11, 2010 at 3:27 pm

      Great recipe! We’ll have to try this sometime, it is a great alternative to pizza and we love pizza!

      Reply
    16. The Handmade Project says

      March 11, 2010 at 4:43 pm

      Yum!

      Reply
    17. Kristine says

      March 11, 2010 at 6:19 pm

      Could you make this with all white flour? Would I just use 3 cups?

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        March 11, 2010 at 10:09 pm

        @Kristine,

        Yes…just use 3 cups of white flour!

        Erin

        Reply
    18. Jo says

      March 11, 2010 at 9:27 pm

      Erin, We had pizza on the menu for tonight, but tried your calzones instead. I liked the whole wheat addition, even though it was still a bit of a tough sell to my kids (why can’t they love whole wheat as much as I do)? We did a sausage, sauteed onion and canned mushroom version, as well as a plain cheese/sauce version. They were quite tasty and the dough was very easy to work with. Thanks for the new favorite!

      Reply
    19. Rachel M. says

      March 11, 2010 at 11:51 pm

      Where do you get your pepperoni from? Whenever I’ve bought it, it was extremely expensive.

      Reply
    20. Washington Mom says

      March 12, 2010 at 9:13 pm

      Thanks so much for the great recipe! I usually make my dough for Friday pizza night, but this sounded too yummy to pass up! My crew devoured these in no time flat…I even stuffed some spinach inside and they never even realized it! They kept commenting on how yummy they were. I especially liked how easy the dough was to roll out…my other pizza dough is very hard to get thin enough…this was perfect!! Thanks again!!

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        March 12, 2010 at 9:15 pm

        @Washington Mom,

        Great! So glad you enjoyed it…and LOVE the sneaky spinach idea!!! I’ll do that next time for sure!

        Reply
    21. Jennifer says

      March 13, 2010 at 8:48 pm

      These were awesome! Thank you! 🙂

      Reply
    22. Beth says

      March 22, 2010 at 3:20 pm

      Could you make these the night before and let them sit in the refrigerator the next day until it’s time to cook them? Also, when you freeze them, do you allow them to thaw before cooking, or put them in the oven straight from the freezer?

      Thanks so much! I plan to make these this week.

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        March 22, 2010 at 4:29 pm

        @Beth,

        I would cook before freezing. If you put in the fridge overnight, be sure to wrap them in some greased plastic wrap so they don’t rise out of control.

        Reply
    23. Samantha says

      April 12, 2010 at 3:37 pm

      I want to try making extras to freeze but need to know how to cook them after. Do I thaw then reheat in the oven, put them straight in the oven frozed, and do they cook at the same temp for the same time?? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        April 12, 2010 at 3:54 pm

        @Samantha,

        You can freeze them after cooking. Try reheat, you can put into the oven frozen or thaw and then reheat. The oven temp would be 350 for both…only heat twice as long if putting them in frozen. I’m not sure on the amount of time needed to reheat, as I have not tried…I imagine in the neighborhood of 20-30 minutes from thawed and close to an hour if frozen. But you’ll have to see!

        Erin

        Reply
    24. CBbaker says

      November 2, 2010 at 11:10 pm

      I really wanted to like this recipe. And I guess I shouldn’t comment yet, as I’ve not tasted the finished product…but the dough was not even usable out of my breadmaker. I’ve never had dough wind up goopy like this did, and I make dough often. I had to scrape the goop out of the pan, add flour, and knead for probably a half an hour before I got anything that even resembled a bread dough. And even then, it stuck to EVERYTHING it touched. I love this idea though, and I’m sure that I’ll use it again, but probably with a different dough recipe.

      Reply
      • Rebecca says

        November 8, 2010 at 12:35 pm

        With 1 cup water and 3 cups flour, your dough should not have been goopy at all! Any chance you missed the white flour (and only added the wheat)?

        Reply
      • Dawn says

        August 17, 2013 at 2:59 pm

        I watched the link that was shared and had the how to:
        http://www.monkeysee.com/video_clips/998-pizza-how-to-make-wheat-dough-with-a-mixer

        Reply
    25. Dawn says

      August 17, 2013 at 2:59 pm

      Do you ever freeze your pizza dough for later?
      thanks!

      Reply

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