Description
This Easy Calzone Recipe is a delicious Italian dish filled with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil. The calzones are baked until golden brown, creating a crispy outer crust with a gooey, cheesy inside.
Ingredients
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Calzone Dough
- 1 cup warm water
- 3 tsp yeast
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Calzone Margarita Filling
- tomatoes sliced
- mozzarella cheese sliced
- fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Combine yeast and sugar with warm water and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes until bubbly.
- Divide dough into 4-6 pieces. Depending on the size of calzone you’d like.
- Roll dough into a circle.
- Layer with toppings – tomato, basil leaves, and mozzarella cheese on half of the circle.
- Pull the other half of the circle over the top of the filling and seal the edges of the dough closed.
- Bake at 450 until golden brown – about 12-15 minutes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 calzone
- Calories: 201 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 394 mg
- Fat: 3 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7 g