Grands Sausage Calzones Recipes

SAUSAGE CALZONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add the milk, 2 tablespoons oil, salt, sugar and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the spinach, cheeses, parsley and pepper; mix well. , Punch dough down; divide into six pieces. On a floured surface, roll each piece into an 8-in. circle. Top each with 2/3 cup filling. Fold dough over filling; pinch to seal. , Place on greased baking sheets sprinkled with cornmeal. Brush tops lightly with remaining oil; sprinkle with garlic salt. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with pizza sauce. Freeze option: Freeze cooled baked calzones in resealable plastic freezer bags. To use, reheat calzones on a greased baking sheet in a preheted 350° oven until heated through.

GRANDS!™ SAUSAGE CALZONES

Steps:

• Press each biscuit into 5-inch round. Place on ungreased large cookie sheet.
• Spread 1 tablespoon pizza sauce on half of each round to within 1/2 inch of edge; top each with 2 tablespoons each of the sausage and cheese. Fold dough over filling; press edges with fork to seal.
• Bake at 375°F 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

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.

SAUSAGE CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 F.
• Brown sausage in a small skillet in a drizzle of olive oil. Transfer the cooked crumbled sausage to a paper towel lined plate to drain.
• Combine sausage with ricotta, parsley, garlic, Parmigiano, nutmeg, pepper, and pimento. Roll out doughs and halve cross-wise. Place a dough rectangle on a nonstick cookie sheet. Use 1/2 cup mozzarella on half of each dough rectangle and pile a mound of filling on half of the total area. Fold dough over and pinch edges to seal. The result is a rectangular turnover.
• For half-moon shaped calzones, trim excess dough. Roll dough bits into strips, tie in knots and brush with garlic oil and cheese. Garlic knots are fun to dip at the table.
• Bake calzones 15 minutes or until golden all over. Serve calzones with warm tomato, marinara, or pizza sauce for dipping.
• Cook's Note: For an additional time saver, 2 packages precooked sausage crumbles, 8 ounces each, may be substituted for raw Italian sausage used in the above recipe.
• Add olive oil to medium saucepan over moderate heat. Add garlic and crushed pepper to the heated olive oil; when pepper snaps and garlic sizzles, stir in crushed tomatoes. Season sauce with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook for five minutes and stir in parsley. Serve.
• Yield: 4 servings

EASY REFRIGERATOR BISCUIT CALZONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add sausage and cook about 4-5 minutes, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon as you go along. Add mushrooms and continue cooking until sausage is done and no longer pink.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix well the ricotta, mozzarella, and basil. Season with salt and black pepper. Set aside.
• Roll out each biscuit onto a lightly floured work surface using a rolling pin. Roll/flatten until double in size (6"-7" in diameter).
• When sausage mixture is done, drain well on paper towels, patting down well to remove as much grease/oil as you can. Add to cheese mixture. Blending well.
• To the rolls, place about 2 heaping tablespoons of the mixture into the center, keeping away from the sides. Using a pastry brush, brush around HALF of the edges. DO NOT BRUSH ALL AROUND OR IT WILL NOT STICK TOGETHER.
• Fold rolls in half over the filling (fold the un-brushed side onto the brushed side). Seal the edges by gently pressing the tines of a fork around the folded edge.
• Place onto ungreased baking sheet (best to use parchment or a silpat underneath) Brush tops with remaining eggwash and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Using the tip of a sharp knife, pierce hole in top of calzones to allow steam to escape.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes until golden brown. Let sit a few minutes before serving with marinara sauce.