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.)
Pepperoni Calzones
These are just so fun and so delicious!
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.