Name: Calzone
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 95 min
Ingredients: 2 cups All-purpose flour (Sifted); 1 tsp Garlic powder; 1½ tsp Yeast (Active dry yeast); 1½ tsp Sugar; 1 tsp Salt; ½ tbsp Olive oil; ¾ cups Warm water (may need a little more as you knead); 200 gms Chicken (Boneless, 1 inch thickness); 150 gms Broccoli florets; ½ tbsp Butter; 1 +½ tsp Chiili flakes; 1 tsp Pepper powder; ¼ cup Water; 2 tbsp Water; Salt to taste; 1 tsp Basil leaves (dried); ¼ tsp Crushed peppercorns; 2 cups Mozzarella cheese; 1 cup Pizza sauce; 1 tbsp Italian seasonings

Calzone

Asha Jible

Here comes the recipe for making Calzone at home. Calzones are a kind of folded pizza. When pizza dough is folded with some yummy cheesy stuffings inside, then it is called a calzone. The fillings could be anything, like just some veggies and cheese, or with chicken or any other meat and cheese, or a combination of both, or just a few pepperonis and cheese. Here I'm showing an easy-filling recipe for calzone made with chicken and broccoli and loads of cheese.

For those of you, who struggle to make your kids eat broccoli, it is one such way where they eat some chicken and broccoli without making any fuss. 😄😄

A note to remember:

*** While making calzones, it should not be overfilled as it may spill over while baking, but that doesn't matter when you want to please those little eyes eagerly waiting to see the cheese oozing out. 😂😊 This is when motherhood overpowers the perfectionist in me. 😂😂😂***

***For a proper calzone, the filing should be only a quarter of the base.***

You could use a stand mixer to make the dough and the water required would go a little more or less, so start adding water little by little and see how much you would need to knead the dough.

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Prep Time 1 hr 15 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 1 hr 35 mins

Course Brunch

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4

Ingredients

For the Dough

2 cups All-purpose flour Sifted
1 tsp Garlic powder
1½ tsp Yeast Active dry yeast
1½ tsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
½ tbsp Olive oil
¾ cups Warm water may need a little more as you knead

For the fillings

200 gms Chicken Boneless, 1 inch thickness
150 gms Broccoli florets
½ tbsp Butter
1 +½ tsp Chiili flakes
1 tsp Pepper powder
¼ cup Water
2 tbsp Water
Salt to taste
1 tsp Basil leaves dried
¼ tsp Crushed peppercorns
2 cups Mozzarella cheese
1 cup Pizza sauce
1 tbsp Italian seasonings

Instructions

Making the dough

Into a bowl sift all-purpose flour, put the garlic powder, yeast, sugar and salt and stir
Slowly add warm water, with a wooden spoon or spatula mix everything
Once mixed pour the olive oil, move to a stand mixer and mix everything well until a soft and smooth dough is formed
You can use hands to knead the dough as I did.
Close and leave it aside to proof for 1 hour.

Making the Chicken Broccoli filling for Calzone

Into a pan kept on medium flame, put the butter
As it melts, drop 1 tsp of Chili fkaes and pepper powder and stir for a few seconds
After that add the chicken pieces, salt and stir
Add dried basil leaves and stir for 2 mins
Add 1/4 cup of water and stir
Close and cook for 15-20mins
Once cooked, move to another bowl
To the same pan with a little butter (still on medium flame) drop the broccoli florets
Put 1/2tsp of chili flakes, salt,crushed peppercorns and stir for 2 mins
Once stirred, pour 2 tbsp of water and close
Cook for 10-15mins until the broccoli turns soft
Then move to another bowl and set aside

Making the calzone

Preheat the oven to 425° Fahrenheit
By this time, the dough would have risen
Take it off the bowl and press the bowl for a few more times and make 4 balls out of it
Spread a little all-purpose flour on the clean counter and roll each balls into 8 inch big round pizza forms
Do not roll into too thin pizza base
Once done, drop one tbsp of pizza sauce and spread it on the top side
And then to one side of the base, put mozarella cheese, top it with cooked chicken, broccoli and again cheese
Drop italian seasonings on top of the cheese
Then fold with the other side of the pizza base and cover it
Do not fold tightly
Then press the edges and join it
If you need, dab a little water to fix the edges
Using a knife, make small cuts on the calzones, and then brush a little olive oil on top
Move it to a baking tray lined with baking sheet
Bake it in 425° Fahrenheit for 20mins or until the outer side turns slightly brown
Yummy chicken Calzone is ready
Serve hot with or without sauce

Video

Notes

Do not over fill with the fillings as it would fall out while baking, but if you like it way then it is totally fine. I did so as my girls love to see the cheese oozing out of it. The happiness they have when they see the cheese out is immeasurable and I just fall every time for that. So it is totally up to you, but for a proper calzone, the filing should be only a quarter of the base.

Watch the attached video if any doubts arise while making calzone.

Try this out and I’m sure you all would love it.

With lots of Love,

TheLemonGinger

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