Italian Hero Calzones

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 1/4 cup snipped sun-dried tomato packed in oil
• 3 ounces thinly sliced smoked turkey or 3 ounces pepperoni, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped pitted ripe olives
• 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (3 ounces)
• 2 (10 ounce) packages pizza dough (refrigerated or frozen)
• parmesan cheese (finely shredded or grated)
• cayenne pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 2 lightly grease a very large baking sheet and sprinkle with cornmeal, set aside.
• 3 drain tomatoes well, reserving oil.
• 4 in a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes, turkey and/or pepperoni, and olives.
• 5 stir in the mozzarella cheese.
• 6 on a lightly floured surface, roll each package of pizza dough to a 12 x 9 rectangle.
• 7 using a 3 inch round cutter, cut each rectangle into ten 3 inch circles.
• 8 place about 1 tablespoon of the meat/cheese mix slightly off centre on each dough circle.
• 9 fold dough over mixture, forming a semicircle.
• 10 seal the edge of each semicircle with the tines of a fork.
• 11 place the calzones on a prepared baking sheet.
• 12 brush the tops with the reserved oil from tomatoes and sprinkle with parmesan cheese and, if desired, cayenne pepper.
• 13 bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until calzones are golden.
• 14 serve warm.
• 15 make ahead: prepare and bake calzones as directed.
• 16 remove to a wire rack and cool completely.
• 17 place the calzones in a freezer container or freezer bag.
• 18 seal, label and freeze for up to 2 months.
• 19 to reheat, preheat oven to 350°f.
• 20 place the frozen calzones on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 21 bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until heated through.
• 22 if necessary, cover loosely with foil to prevent overbrowning.