Calzone

A folded, oven-baked pizza stuffed with mozzarella, ricotta and turkey ham. A hearty main meal on its own.

Ingredients

• 400 g white flour
• 250 g (1 cup + 1 tbsp) lukewarm water
• 25 g (2 tbsp) olive oil
• 7 g (1 packet) dry yeast
• 8 g (1½ tsp) salt
• 5 g (1 tsp) sugar
• 300 g mozzarella
• 150 g turkey ham
• 150 g ricotta cheese
• 80 g tomato puree
• 8 g (1 handful) fresh basil
• 2 g (1 tsp) dried thyme

Instructions

1. 1

   Stir the dry yeast and sugar into the lukewarm water and let it foam for 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Put the flour and salt in a large bowl, add the yeast mixture and 20 g of the olive oil, and knead for 8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled.

3. 3

   For the filling, grate the mozzarella and finely chop the turkey ham. Mix the ricotta, mozzarella, ham, torn basil and thyme in a bowl.

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 230 °C. Divide the dough into 4 pieces and roll each into a 22-23 cm circle on a floured surface.

5. 5

   Spread tomato puree over one half of each circle, leaving a 2 cm border, and top with a quarter of the filling. Fold over the other half and crimp the edges firmly to seal.

6. 6

   Place the calzones on a tray lined with baking paper, brush with the remaining olive oil and cut small steam vents in the top.

7. 7

   Bake at 230 °C for 15-18 minutes until golden. Rest for 5 minutes and serve hot.

Nutrition

Per serving