Today's Test Lunch: Homemade Whole Wheat Calzones
Today's Subject
filled with "on-hand" ingredients
Success!
We used the same kind of dough as last time. Then came the best part, the TOPPINGS
FILLINGS...
Fresh broccoli, lightly caramelized onion and sweet pepper
This was an excellent lunch. We'll definitely be creating more calzones here soon!
What kind of pizza do you like?
Is there a food you especially enjoy making with a loved one?
Looks great! Broccoli makes a great filler for calzones (or topping for pizza).
I definitely agree! Broccoli and cauliflower are both good in pizza, calzones and also in omelets.
Thanks for reading.
OMELETS! How could I forget! 😉
You should make one and steem about it!
My family loves something similar.. Stromboli! It's like a big rolled up pizza! We use mozz cheese, a little ricotta (if I can find it here in Panama), spinach, banana peppers, and maybe a little meat of some sort too! Now I'm hungry! Would love for you to share your wheat crust recipe?!
That sounds really good! We had to look up the difference between a calzone and stromboli because where we are here in North Texas there is not a significantly large Italian culture influence.
The recipe is very straight forward, no proofing. To me, it's more similar to flatbread than pizza crust, but we still enjoy it.
2 cups whole wheat flour
2-1/4 teaspoons rapid yeast
1-1/2 teaspoons coconut sugar
3/4 teaspoons salt
2/3 cup water (120°F - 130°F)
3 tablespoons olive oil
Preheat oven to 425°F.
In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, dry yeast, coconut sugar.
Add water and olive oil, Mix well until blended using wooden spoon or silicone scraper.
Gradually add remaining flour until a soft, sticky dough ball forms. Handle on floured surface with floured hands. Bake on oiled surface.
Options we have tested:
Thin, crunchy crust- pat into thin circle, dock and pre-bake naked for 5-7 minutes. Then top and bake another 8-10.
Soft pan pizza- pat out onto oiled pizza pan and dock. Top and bake 10-14 minutes.
Calzone- cut dough ball in half. Pat out into rectangle or circle. Fill, vent and bake 10 minutes.
Thank you for your comment!
Great! First vote via the #steemit-couples tag :D
Right on! Glad to break the ice :)
I'm starving now!! :) Looks delicious!!
Thank you! Once we have this perfected, maybe a family pizza night will be in order...
Wouldn't it be great if you could email one of those straight to my oven?
That would be something! It would be great if I could send even the aroma by itself.
I'm too hungry to be reading this post. Now I gotta go out and buy groceries haha
Cooking at home can be kind of a hassle, until it's time to EAT! Then all the time and work is worth it :)