Calzone is a folded version of Italian pizza in my understanding. In India may be new to many, but it’s nothing but pizza made in different method.
Pretty much same recipe as Pizza, just the technique is different. I made this last month for Kungumam thozhi magazine.
Have seen calzone few times in cookery shows, but never tasted. Since this is my first attempt, I am not satisfied with the shape and looks.
Holiday season has started and I thought this post will be really helpful to solve one day's menu.
Variations
I have filled this with my easy mix onion, tomato, capsicum along with cheese. But you can use vegetables too like zucchini, sweet corn, broccoli.
The tomato sauce is basic must in this. I usually use my pasta sauce with basil as pizza sauce.
You can also add some cubed paneer or paneer tikka inside and make an 'Indian flavor'.
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Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, place maida, instant yeast, salt, sugar and mix well. Make a dent in the middle. Warm the milk and mix with water. Add the luke warm milk + water, oil/ butter to the dent.
2. Gather and knead well for 5 minutes to a smooth dough. Keep aside and cover the mouth of the bowl with a cling wrap or damp cloth. Warm place will be better, so that the dough raises well – For an hour.
3. Once the dough is ready, punch it down and knead again. Divide into 2 or 3.
4. Meanwhile you can cube the onion, tomato and capsicum. Fry onion and capsicum for a good flavour. Spread it thick into disks.
In this disk, spread pasta sauce to one half. Over this, spread some sautéed onion tomato capsicum and on top of that some cheese.
5. Cover it with the other side folding the spread dough and seal the edges.
You can smear little water along the edges while sealing, to ensure it doesn’t open up.
6. Press the edges well, either with your fingers or using a fork like I did. Repeat the same to make the other two calzones.
Using a knife, make three slits to open the calzones from top, so that steam escapes as it gets baked.
7. Pre heat oven at 190 deg C and bake these calzones for 15 minutes or until golden, placed in a greased and floured baking pan. Calzones should be placed with enough space.
If desired, brush with butter to serve it hot. The stuffing inside will be hot, so be careful while eating.
Recipe card
Calzone recipe
Ingredients
- 1 & ½ cups All purpose flour Maida
- 1 teaspoon Instant yeast refer notes for other varieties
- ¼ cup Milk
- ¼ cup Water
- 1 & ½ teaspoon Sugar
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ cup Oil or melted butter Olive oil
- ¼ cup Pasta sauce
- ½ Onion
- ½ Capsicum
- ½ Tomato
- ¾ cup Mozzarella cheese grated
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Chilli flakes for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, place all purpose flour, instant yeast, salt, sugar and mix well.
- Make a dent in the middle. Warm the milk and mix with water.
- Add the luke warm milk + water, oil/ butter to the dent.
- Gather and knead well for 5 minutes to a smooth dough.
- Keep aside and cover the mouth of the bowl with a cling wrap or damp cloth.
- Warm place will be better, so that the dough raises well – For an hour.
- Once the dough is ready, punch it down and knead again. Divide into 2 or 3.
- Meanwhile you can cube the onion, tomato and capsicum.
- Fry onion and capsicum for a good flavour. Spread it thick into disks.
- In this disk, spread pasta sauce to one half.
- Over this, spread some sautéed onion tomato capsicum and on top of that some cheese.
- Cover it with the other side folding the spread dough and seal the edges. You can smear little water along the edges while sealing, to ensure it doesn’t open up.
- Press the edges well, either with your fingers or using a fork like I did.
- Repeat the same to make the other two calzones.
- Using a knife, make three slits to open the calzones from top, so that steam escapes as it gets baked.
- Pre heat oven at 190 deg C and bake these calzones for 15 minutes or until golden, placed in a greased and floured baking pan.
- Calzones should be placed with enough space.
- once done, take out carefully and brush with generous butter or olive oil.
Notes
- Do not spread the dough too thick, as the calzone wont get baked.
- I have used instant yeast in this recipe. If you are using other type of yeast like dry yeast, first dissolve ¾ tablespoon yeast in luke warm milk + water with sugar and let it sit for 5 minutes.
If it froths and raises, your yeast is good and you can proceed with baking. Use the dissolved yeast in milk to make the dough. - The stuffing can be of your choice like sweet corn, paneer etc;
Shamee S
wow..looks yummy...
Anamika Vajpai
Great!!! Looks yummy, I'll try to make.
Anamika Vajpai
Great!!! Looks yummy, I'll try to make.
bhuvanamukund
Hi , i dont have a oven..how to cook in the stove?
Sudarshan
Ya same doubt...i have microwave but no baking option...how to do this using microwave
Neena Vilas
I dnt no how to pre heat oven... And dnt no how to handle oven
Asha
Looks yummy... Thanks for posting...can v use processed cheese instead of mozzarella cheese?
Asha
Looks yummy... Thanks for posting...can v use processed cheese instead of mozzarella cheese?
SOWMYA SUGUMARAN
Can I use a readymade pie pastry sheet instead??
Aksh
Looks so good.Can we skip the yeast part?
Aksh
Looks so good.Can we skip the yeast part?
dimple jain
can v fry them..
dimple jain
instead of baking them can v deep fry dem?
Raks anand
Since there is yeast, you cant deep fry. Shape will not be maintained, also will not remain sealed.
Raks anand
May be in a heavy bottomed dosa pan preferably a iron skillet, you can cook in low flame and see..
Raks anand
Cant do in a Microwave
Raks anand
Refer my FAQ page also your user manual
Raks anand
Yes, but mozarella is better than processed.
Raks anand
It will taste totally different. But its a good idea
Raks anand
Wont be soft and spongy.
Reshma Sawant
made this and was such a treat.my first hand on baking and was so tasty. thank you so much
Hari Chandana P
Calzone is one of my recent favorites.. love the taste! 🙂
Sudarshan
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Shravani K
Calzone is perfectly made its mouth watering
Poorva Ganla
Hi I wanted to know if there is any other substitute to yeast... Because I generally don't keep yeast at home
Raks anand
I have no other option to suggest you, sorry
Sathya Sri
Should we use sunflower oil or olive oil?
Raks anand
Which ever you prefer
Padma Hariharan
Can prepare a day before and store it in fridge and then bake it next day...will it taste good?
Raks anand
You can try keeping the dough ready in fridge and make calzone the next day. You can freeze it and bake next day otherwise. You should keep outside, thaw and let it come to room temperature before baking.
Meenu Thakur
Hi... Can I make it in microwave... I have never done baking.
Raks anand
Microwave mode cannot be adapted, only convection mode you can bake
Radhika Santhanam
Looks yummy raks!! Can you please post ravioli recipe??
Raks anand
I should try it out soon 🙂 Sure.
Punitha Ramachandran
Can you freeze the extras and bake it a day or two later?
Raks anand
Sure, make sure to thaw before baking.