Calzones

 A favorite dinner of Pat's.

The above calzone is HUGE! That's a dinner plate and it can barely fit! That's how Pat likes it.

Pat LOVES calzones. It's basically just pizza with a top on it so all the ingredients are enclosed. Use any toppings you like! 

I make the dough out of my favorite French bread or pizza dough recipe, and roll it out to the size I want. (You can't have the dough too thin or it will tear and spill out the insides, but too thick makes it taste too bready. Just remember the bread dough doubles in size as it cooks). 

For Pat's favorite version, layer: mozzarella cheese, bit of marinara sauce, sausage-mushrooms-onions-garlic mixture, ham, pepperoni, bit of marinara sauce, Parmesan cheese, and mozzarella on top. Then fold over, pinch ends shut, and then fold ends over to shut extra tight.  Place on a greased baking sheet (throw down some cornmeal first if you like), brush with egg/cream mixture, and bake at 450 degrees for 3 minutes, and then lower to 400 for 5-10 minutes, depending on size of calzone. This way you get a crisp outside, but perfectly done inside. Brush with evoo, and dust with garlic salt before serving if you like.

Serve with extra warm marinara sauce on the side for dipping.

For more filling ideas, see Hot Pockets under kid's lunches.