Light and crispy dough, stuffed with meaty-cheesy-goodness! Ok, what can I tell you… there IS no proper grammatical way to describe how delicious these are!
As promised, here is the recipe/how-to for the panzerotti I made with the Simple Pizza Dough Recipe.
The first step is to set your oven to 450 degrees so it can preheat. I finally broke out the pizza stone I purchased almost two years ago to see how it would work, and it was fantastic. If you’re using a pizza stone, pop it in the oven so it can preheat as well.
Set your oven to 450 so it can preheat. If you’re using a pizza stone, place it in the oven on the center rack to preheat as well.
After kneading, divide the dough recipe into quarters.
You should aim to divide the dough as evenly as possible, not quite like how I did! The panzerotti I made were about half the size of a regular dinner plate, so if you wish to make smaller ones, simply divide the dough into more sections.
Roll out the dough to desired thickness and size.
Since we didn’t knead the dough too heavily, using a rolling-pin to roll the dough out to the desired size and thickness won’t ruin the texture of your panzerotti. Once you have the basic round shape, roll from the center of the dough to the outside edge in order keep it stretching out as you reduce the thickness.
Once the dough is rolled to the desired size, spread a thin layer of sauce over the crust, making sure to leave an edge all around the dough that isn’t covered. It’s better to go a bit lighter on the sauce at this stage, and serve the finished product with sauce for dipping if you like more. If you put too much sauce, the inside dough of your cooked panzerotti will be too wet, and possibly raw.
Use your imagination, and put your favourite toppings over the sauce. This is my take on a traditional “Canadian” panzerotti. I really wish I would have had fresh mushrooms though, because canned just don’t taste the same.
Add a layer of cheese over the toppings.
I added a layer of finely grated mozza-cheddar over the toppings since that’s what I had in the fridge. Notice I refrained from my usual HUGE pile?
Carefully fold the dough over, making sure to keep all of your delicious fillings inside the pocket. Should I let you know now that when I make these again, I’ll only put the fillings on half of the dough circle to make this part easier? LOL
Working from one end, pinch the edges of the dough tightly, moving toward the center of the half-circle’s outer edge. Then start from the other end, and repeat until you get to the center again. Doing it like this will give you a fairly nice crescent-shaped pastry. Make sure no sauce or toppings are sneaking between the dough you’re pinching because you want a tight seal on your panzerotti to bake in all the goodness you’ve tucked into these pockets.
Place your finished panzerotti on the preheated pizza stone, or onto a cookie sheet or pizza pan. Bake for 17 minutes, or until golden brown.
This is the hardest part of the recipe! Within a few minutes, you’ll be able to smell the wonderful aroma of fresh pizza dough baking, and the amazing filling you’ve created. The good news is, I figured it would take at least 20 minutes, and after only 17 they were ready!
Check on the panzerotti starting after about 15 minutes of cooking. When they’re a rich, golden brown, they’re ready to eat!
If you notice, the panzerotti that did ooze a bit of its cheese had a couple of rough folds that weren’t pinched very tightly. Luckily not much filling came out, but I’ll be more diligent when I make them again!
This recipe should have a warning with it… beware, once you see how simple it is to make, and take a bite of how delicious? You’ll definitely want to make it again and again! I hope you enjoy!
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Gawd. Those look good. I have pizza dough in my bread machine right now and I think my plans for homemade pizza is about to become calzone!!yum. How about making them with pulled pork? Or an oriental filling? The variations are endless.
Those sound like great ideas too! Don’t forget… leftovers are always welcome!
You leave me no choice but to run to my kitchen which here, in Borneo, is a real DIY kitchen. I crave for calzone! Bon appetit
I doubt that there’ll be any leftovers!
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I’m going to make a double batch next time!
Or apple pie filling… yum!
When I worked at Pizza Hut, we used to make them with blueberry jam and mozzarella… OMG. Sooooo good.
The possibilities are just endless… I still can’t get over easy this dough is to work with. No more two-hour wait in my bread machine!
These look great. It’s been years since I’ve had a calzone and I never thought about how similar they were to pies or cornish pasties or even empanada.
MMM Empanadas… I think I may try those soon!!!
I was just about to comment that these remind me of large empanadas! But, I’ve always loved calzones.
Looks really good! I make calzones also but never thought to use a pizza stone. Great idea!
This was the first time I used mine… Definitely going to keep it up!
Love these and haven’t made them in a long time. They are so versatile!
They’re definitely versatile, and with the dough recipe I came up with, they’re not even hard work!! Would love to hear your ideas on different fillings.
Looks great! Congratulations on making it to the front page!
Thank you Lisa!! I’m SO honoured!
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Definitely a must try! Thanks for posting the recipe
Thank you so much! I appreciate the shout-out!!
You’re mostly welcome! Love your posts!
Great..looks very yummy
Thank you so much!
Italian is my fav…
Ahhhh wow that looks awesome! The only issue for me making this is my gf has a celiac allergy so she wouldn’t be able to eat the doe. Why not make it with gluten free ingredients? I am not that talented :l haha
I’m lucky enough not to suffer from a gluten allergy… there are so many products now that are gluten free though! I’m sure you could adapt it for her!
Oh I have looked all over for the stuff. Thank goodness stores around here are becoming more celiac friendly.
I’d cook this in the Cooking contest. Oh, the indescribable taste. Priceless~! Good Job. :3
Thank you so much for the compliment!
oh sooo good. I love calzone and yours looks heavenly
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I made another batch of the dough today, and this time used my stand mixer. Only took two minutes until it was ready to rise… SO easy and delicious as a pizza too!
When I make these, I definitely put the filling on only half. The other great thing about fresh mushrooms (other than flavor/texture) is the fact that they absorb some of the moisture created while baking. Another great fill idea is pizza sauce, a bit of Stouffer’s Spinach Souffle (found in the freezer section of grocery) and browned Italian sausage (plus fresh mushrooms!). Great post!! and congrats!!!
Wow, I love the idea of your filling! I want to make a few with spinach, chicken, mushrooms and an alfredo-type sauce… UGH… too many possibilities! I may look like a calzone before long!
I hear ya on that thought!! If you decide to go the “white sauce” route, let me know…..I have a super simple one I use when making tomato/basil or seafood pizza…yum!
That looks a lot like the meal I wish I was eating…
Great Post!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed.
This looks right up my alley. Congrats on being Freshly Pressed too!
Thanks! It was a pretty amazing feeling!
Great post.It looks so delicious.In the Middle East we have similar pocket pizza (shamborak).Regards.Jalal
Thank you Jalal. I enjoy a lot of the flavours from the Middle East, so I’m going to look yours up to see how they’re made.
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It’s baking time!.. Those looks like very yummy. I love the way how it made. Will try later.
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy!
Looks amazingly delicious! Only one question, what if I’m too lazy to make my own dough? Even if it’s supposedly ‘simple.’ Can’t fool me! lol Is there something else I can use?
You could get away with any pre-made dough that you’d use for pizza. They often have it in the freezer section of the grocery store, or even stop in at a pizza place and see if they’ll sell you some. C’mon though… I have faith in you… it’s honestly as easy as stirring water and flour!
This looks delish! I’m sure it tastes like it too.
Thank you! They were a big hit, and I’ll definitely be making them again…
Wow, that looks delish!
(wonder why wordpress. says that this site has insecure content? o_O)
Thank you!
I’m not sure why the flag for insecure content? I looked from my end, and I’m not seeing anything… hmm!
This looks delicious plus it seems like this recipe is not that hard to follow. Thank you for sharing and for yummy pictures!
Thank you so much for stopping in!
The recipe truly is an easy one to put together, and SO worth it!
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Thanks….I think? LOL
This looks simply amazing! I think I’m going to have to get my sister to make this when she visits this weekend! :]
LOL! That’s the way to do it! Does she deliver?
Haha I’m sure I could bribe her to!
Perfect!! LOL
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Scrumptious pizza! Bookmarked this…another recipe for my upcoming awesome weekend. Thanks much!
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Looks great! Can it be made with almond or coconut flour? As I can’t eat any kind of grain. I had just finished posting about Stuffed Green Pepper:Tuna Melt before I spotted your post on freshly pressed, great job!
Thank you so much!
I would give the dough a try with flours that do work for you. I don’t have any experience with some of the grain-free products available, but I think it’s worth a try! Would love to hear how it turns out if you do
Thank you!!!
You can also try “empanada gallega” “empanadas (Argentina) or “pascualina”. All of them are great and the cooking way is similar.
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Nothing like a pizza stone! I use mine so much it’s crazy. I also love that you are encouraging your readers to make dough from scratch. Yours is a good recipe.
Thank you so much for the wonderful compliment! That was my first go with my pizza stone, but I’ll be putting a LOT of cooking miles on it, I can tell!
Looks lovely!! I love calzones, didn’t realise they were so simple to make! I shall give these a try
If there’s any way I can try to make things easier, yet still get great homemade food, I work on it until I find a way…LOL I LOVE anything to do with cheesy doughy concoctions, so I had to work on this one until I got it just right. Start to finish, it took me an hour to put this together…
Look delicious
Thank you!
Congrats on the wordpress homepage! What a great post and recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much… I’m still a bit in shock…
I would lose the mushrooms personally and maybe go with some peppers or something, but this looks great. Way to go.
Thank you
There are SO many different things to try!
That looks amazing, I’ve got to try this!
Thank you! Please let me know if you try it… would love to know what you think, and what you filled yours with!
Looks great. We also make something similar in our country. And I think, if you like this kinds of foods, some of our recipes will exactly fits you
I’ll definitely be looking to see what I can learn from you!
Wow I’m hungry after readng that! Sounds great!!!! I love Calzones, there sooooo good!!
Thank you for the compliment! I’ll be making this recipe often… I imagine adding many inches to my waistline!! LOL
I was thinking what to cook today as I was in the mood of smth easy but tasty and I’m really thankful I stumbled across ur post, such a great idea! Thx
Would love to hear what you stuffed yours with if you made them
I did!! But I stuck to ur recipe, was afraid I might mess smth up. Second time I’ve actually made pizza myself and first time for calzone
So thx again!
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Wow this looks so delicious!! mmmm
Thank you, and thank you for visiting!
You made it look so easy! Might try this out, the last time I had Calzone was so good
Would love if you gave them a try! They really are simple to do.
yum it looks delicious on the picture!!!!
Thank you… I promise, they were delicious! I actually went and got some new ingredients to try… LOL
They look delicious! Wish I could have one right now. I’m going to have to try it! Thanks for sharing.
I could try emailing, but not sure they’d turn out the same? LOL Thank you for visiting!
Tami! Congrats on being Freshly Pressed – one of my posts was given the honour a few weeks back. It’s quite the whirlwind adventure, huh? Crazy coincidence – I’m based in Sudbury, too. It’s great to hear about another local food blogger. The Capreol Press Facebook page posted about your blog, and I’m certainly glad to have found you! Congratulations again
Thanks so much HIlary, and wow… another Sudburian! How cool! I checked out your blog briefly and I’ll definitely be following… some fantastic ideas!
I write a food column in the Capreol Press too… it’s so nice for us to get some recognition for our work isn’t it? I’m still shell-shocked!
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can’t find the recipe for the dough..
There was a link to the dough recipe at the bottom of the instructions
Sorry for the confusion.
Here it is: http://foodforays.com/2012/07/26/pizza-dough-made-simple/