Grand Overstuffed Italian Breakfast Calzones Recipes

BREAKFAST CALZONES

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium-low heat. Set cast-iron griddle on grill. (Alternatively, heat on stovetop over medium-low. And if you don't have a cast-iron griddle, use a cast-iron skillet instead and cook in batches.) Cut each piece of dough into quarters for 8 pieces total. Roll out 1 piece of dough to an 8x6" oval. Spoon a heaping 1/4 cup Fontina over half of dough and form a well in the center. Dab 2 Tbsp. ricotta and 1 Tbsp. nduja over Fontina, leaving well empty; slip a yolk into the well. Sprinkle with a bit of rosemary and drizzle with oil; season with salt. Moisten edges of dough with water, fold empty side of dough over filling and press together edges to seal. Brush with oil; sprinkle with salt. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 7 more calzones.
• Place calzones, oiled side down, on griddle and cook until deeply browned, pressing gently with a spatula to create contact with griddle, about 5 minutes. Brush oil on the other sides and sprinkle with salt; turn calzones over. Cook until other sides are deeply browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let sit 1 minute before cutting in half.

REAL ITALIAN CALZONES

Steps:

• To Make Dough: In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the oil, sugar and salt; mix in 1 cup of the flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the rest of the flour, until dough is smooth and workable. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface for about 5 minutes, or until it is elastic. Lay dough in a bowl containing 1 teaspoon olive oil, then flip the dough, cover and let rise for 40 minutes, or until almost doubled.
• To Make Filling: While dough is rising, combine the ricotta cheese, Cheddar cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms and basil leaves in a large bowl. Mix well, cover bowl and refrigerate to chill.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• When dough is ready, punch it down and separate it into 2 equal parts. Roll parts out into thin circles on a lightly floured surface. Fill each circle with 1/2 of the cheese/meat filling and fold over, securing edges by folding in and pressing with a fork. Brush the top of each calzone with egg and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

GRAND OVERSTUFFED ITALIAN BREAKFAST CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F You will need one small skillet, one small saucepan, and one or two cookie sheets.
• First prepare the ingredients:.
• Scrub potato and place in microwave on high approximately 6 minutes until tender but still firm.
• Meanwhile, lightly brown Italian sausage in small skillet. Pour off any fat, then remove sausage to a bowl.
• In saucepan, scramble eggs with milk, salt & pepper. Cook gently in 1 T butter over medium heat, remove from heat while soft-set.
• Now cube the microwaved potato to 1" pieces, removing excess skin at this time. Stir into first skillet over medium-low heat with 1 tablespoon of the butter, salt, and pepper.
• For each calzone, remove two biscuits together from tube, place on cookie sheet and press into 8" round.
• Now, assemble:.
• Place 1/4 of the mozzarella onto half of each round. Top with 1/4 each of the potato, sausage, scrambled egg, and bleu cheese. Sprinkle with about 1 T each of the snipped parsley and green onion.
• Fold dough gently over filling to form 1/2 circle, press edges well with fingertips, then seal all along edges with fork tines.
• Slash top diagonally 3 times with sharp knife. Brush lightly with remaining 1 T butter, melted.
• No need to oil cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes, until golden brown on top.

ITALIAN VEGAN CALZONES (SOY-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Dust two cookie sheets with cornmeal.
• Set aside dough; toss all other ingredients together (taste for desired saltiness before adding chickpea flour--the flour tastes very beany and disagreeable before it's cooked, but it absorbs the juices well and is a creamy substitute for cheese after it's cooked).
• Roll dough thinly. Cut in dough into circles using the reverse side of the calzone press. Flour the dough surface that will contact the calzone press. Arrange dough on press. Fill with appropriate amount of mix. Dampen edges of dough with water so they will stick together. Close calzone press to form calzones. Arrange calzones on cookie sheets, poking the tines of a fork once through the top of each calzone to vent.
• Bake 15 minutes or until golden.

PINWHEEL ITALIAN CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the ricotta cheese, Italian seasoning, salt, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, green pepper and onion. Set aside.
• Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate into 4 rectangles. Press the remaining perforations together to seal. Spread the filling evenly onto the rectangles. Roll up the filling inside the dough starting at the short side. Slice each finished roll into four slices, and place cut side down onto a baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. While the pinwheels are baking, warm the pizza sauce. Serve the pinwheels with pizza sauce in small cups for dipping.

REHEAT-AND-EAT BREAKFAST CALZONES

Steps:

• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and add the chorizo. Cook until seared on the first side, about 2 minutes; the chorizo will release its own fat to cook in, but if your skillet is dry, add a splash of oil. Use a wooden spoon to break up the chorizo into smaller pieces and continue to cook until browned all over and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined baking sheet.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet and reduce the heat to medium-low. When the oil is hot, add the potatoes, bell peppers, onions and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until the potatoes are almost cooked through and the peppers and onions are soft, about 10 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water to deglaze the skillet and continue to cook until the water evaporates and the potatoes are tender but still hold their shape, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley and reserved chorizo. Season the hash with more salt to taste. Reserve half of the mixture for breakfast with fried or scrambled eggs and use the remaining mixture to make the calzones. The extra hash can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 4 days and reheated in a skillet over medium heat.
• Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in an 8-inch skillet over medium-high heat, swirling the oil to coat the bottom and sides of the skillet. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. When the skillet is hot, pour in the eggs; you should hear a loud sizzle as the eggs hit the hot oil. Cook the eggs for 1 minute, then use a rubber spatula to push the cooked eggs towards the center. You want to cook the eggs more like an omelet rather than breaking them into pieces like scrambled eggs. Continue to gently push the cooked eggs towards the center and allow the liquid eggs to flow underneath to cook through, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the eggs to a plate and let cool. Once cool, divide into 8 pieces.
• Lightly flour a clean work surface. Divide the dough into eight 2-ounce pieces. Roll each with a rolling pin into a round measuring about 5 inches. To the center of each round, add 2 tablespoons of the chorizo hash, 1 piece of the egg and 1 tablespoon of the Cheddar. Lift the top of each dough round up and over the filling to create a half-moon shape. It's OK if the top of the dough doesn't meet the bottom edge completely; simply press them together where they meet and then roll the bottom dough over the top to create a seal. Continue to roll the edges together until they are tightly sealed so it looks almost like a rope around the outer edge of each calzone.
• Transfer the calzones to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Place in the freezer until frozen, about 2 hours. Store the frozen calzones in a resealable freezer bag for up to 2 to 3 months.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a second baking sheet with parchment.
• Remove the calzones from the freezer, place directly on the lined baking sheet and lightly brush with oil. Bake from frozen until the dough is cooked through and golden brown (the Yogurt Flatbread Dough will brown all over whereas pizza dough will brown more in spots, like a pizza crust), 23 to 25 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.