Spinach and Three Cheese Calzone

Name: Spinach and Three Cheese Calzone
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 454 grams baby spinach, washed and dried; 1 egg; 4 servings Egg wash; 710 milliliters flour; 118 milliliters shredded fontina; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 59 milliliters olive oil; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 237 milliliters grated Parmesan; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 425 grams ricotta; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 1 Tbsp sugar; 177 milliliters warm water; 1 package rapid-rising dry yeast

Spinach and Three Cheese Calzone might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 50% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 995 calories, 46g of protein, and 53g of fat. Head to the store and pick up ricotta, salt, rapid-rising yeast, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

For Dough: In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a dough hook, bloom the yeast by combining it with warm water and sugar. Stir gently to dissolve, then let stand 5 minutes until foam appears. Turn mixer on low and slowly add the flour, 1 cup at a time.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Pour in 1/4 cup olive oil and add salt. When the dough starts to come together, increase the speed to medium. Stop the machine periodically to scrape the dough off the hook.

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Olive Oil

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Salt

Mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 10 minutes.

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Dough

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Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and fold over itself a few times. Form dough into a round and place in an oiled bowl, turn to coat the entire ball with oil so it doesn't form a skin. Cover with plastic wrap or damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Test the dough by pressing 2 fingers into it. If indents remain, the dough is adequately risen. When ready, knead the dough gently and divide in 4 balls.

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Wrap

Cooking Oil

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Sprinkle the rounds lightly with flour, cover, and let rest for 15 minutes. This will relax the dough, making it easier to stretch. In the meantime prepare filling.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. If you don't have a stone, simply grease a baking pan.

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Roll or spread the dough discs into 10-inch circles, leave the dough slightly thick so that the filling will not ooze out. Spoon a quarter of the filling onto 1 side of the dough round and brush the outer edge with egg wash to help form a seal. Fold dough over to enclose the filling and form a large turnover.

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Spread

Dough

Roll

Egg

Roll up the edges with your fingers to close tightly and prevent leaking.

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Roll

Cut a few slashes in the top to allow steam to escape during baking and brush with egg wash. Repeat with remaining rounds.

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Egg

Sprinkle a pizza peel (or prepared baking pan) with cornmeal and carefully transfer the calzones.

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Cornmeal

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Bake directly on pizza stone for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown.

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Let the calzones rest 10 minutes before cutting to allow the cheese to set.

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Cheese

Serve with basic tomato sauce if desired.

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Tomato Sauce

For Filling: In a saute pan, heat oil over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add garlic and cook 2 minutes until lightly browned.

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Garlic

Add the spinach, season, and continue to cook until wilted, about 5 minutes.

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Spinach

Transfer to a colander and squeeze out the excess liquid. If necessary, drain the ricotta in a sieve to remove excess moisture also. Calzone filling should be fairly dry, because it may leak out or make the dough mushy.

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Ricotta Cheese