These didn’t stay on our plates very long! And, they are completely freezer friendly, so be sure to make a big batch and freeze for a future meal! (Freeze after baking.)
Pepperoni Calzones
These are just so fun and so delicious!
Servings - 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 cups white flour
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 package yeast
- 1 cup spaghetti or pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 40 pepperonis
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Couple shakes of garlic salt
- Fresh fruit - 4 clementines and 1/4 cantaloupe
Instructions
- Place the first 9 ingredients into bread machine on dough cycle.
- Once the dough cycle is complete, place the dough on a clean, floured surface.
- Knead into a ball.
- Divide the dough into 2 balls.
- Further divide into 4 balls.
- And divide one more time into 8 little dough balls. (From here, I took 2 of these dough balls and made them into 4, so that I could make “mini-calzones” for the boys.)
- Roll out the dough balls into rectangular-oval-ish shapes. Place onto greased baking sheets.
- Place a few pepperonis onto one half of the dough.
- Top with some sauce, cheese and more pepperonis. (I made cheese-y ones for Steve, and dairy-free ones for the rest of us!)
- Fold the other half over.
- Pinch the edges together.
- And mash the edges together with a fork. (This step is not necessary, but I like to do it to prevent the sauce from leaking out!)
- Brush the top with olive oil.
- Sprinkle garlic salt on top.
- Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown on top.
- Serve Pepperoni Calzones with Fresh Fruit.
PLUS, there were 2 leftover for Steve to take for lunch!
P.S. These are totally freezer friendly and would be great for OAMC or Freezer Cooking! Freeze after baking.
Chalena @ The Life and Times of the Harley Family says
I look forward to trying this recipe! Looks wonderful, easy and tasty.
Lisa says
Yum, these are going to be a must try here! Would you freeze them before cooking or after?
Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says
@Lisa,
After baking!
Carissa says
Yummm! Looks like a fun one. I’m going to try this one next week. I’m assuming I would freeze them *after* baking?
Thanks! 🙂
Candi says
Yum! I’ve been wanting to make some calzones! You make it look so easy!
Ellen @ CheapCooking says
Calzones are a favorite around here and you remind me that I haven’t made them a while. Plus having some “stuff in bread” in the freezer makes for a great fast lunch sometimes. My latest was bierocks, cooked ground beef, cabbage and onions in bread. Really really good!
Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says
@Ellen @ CheapCooking,
I love bierocks! I’ll have to add those to my “to do” list!
Kim Karstetter says
I’m going to make mine with Veggies!!
Jennifer says
I am definitely going to try making my own dough with your recipe! When I make these using the grocery store dough I use more pepperoni and to prevent too much grease from leaking out I boil it for a couple of minutes first. May also be a good idea to take off some extra calories! Thanks for the recipe!
Tina says
@Jennifer, Do you boil the whole calzone or just the pepperoni? I like the idea of getting rid of some of the grease, just a bit confused.
Thanks!
Jennifer says
@Tina, I’m sorry I wasn’t clearer! I boil some water in a little sauce pan and throw the pepperoni in for a minute or two – you’ll see all the grease float to the top…when I take them out I just blot them a bit and they’re ready to go into the calzone!
Patty says
I think my children would really like these.
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Wendy says
Around this area (Phila. metro), these are called either Panzarottis or pizza turnovers. Calzones serve the sauce on the side with just the toppings in the middle. But, dang, no matter what they’re called, they’re good!! I leave the pepperonis out, though. Yum!!!
gourmetmomma says
i bet these would be tasty with some (precooked) ground turkey or caramelized onions in them too.
Allison says
These look fantastic! They would be a great alternative to Pizza Friday.
Caroline Krueger says
What if you don’t have a bread maker? Can you translate the recipe to just using my regular oven?
Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says
@Caroline Krueger</a
There is a link in the post to "by hand instructions".
Erin
Melissa says
Saw your cook book at Fred Meyer the other day. Is this recipe in there? Need to wait until we have the money in our budget to pick it up but hope to buy it soon. 🙂
Iris Robin says
Your calzones look yummy! I will try this recipe with my daycare children.Do you think making your own pizza sauce or buying it is cheaper? You have very nice picture descriptions. What kind of camera do you use?
Thanks Iris Robin
Amanda says
Great recipe! We’ll have to try this sometime, it is a great alternative to pizza and we love pizza!
The Handmade Project says
Yum!
Kristine says
Could you make this with all white flour? Would I just use 3 cups?
Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says
@Kristine,
Yes…just use 3 cups of white flour!
Erin
Jo says
Erin, We had pizza on the menu for tonight, but tried your calzones instead. I liked the whole wheat addition, even though it was still a bit of a tough sell to my kids (why can’t they love whole wheat as much as I do)? We did a sausage, sauteed onion and canned mushroom version, as well as a plain cheese/sauce version. They were quite tasty and the dough was very easy to work with. Thanks for the new favorite!
Rachel M. says
Where do you get your pepperoni from? Whenever I’ve bought it, it was extremely expensive.
Washington Mom says
Thanks so much for the great recipe! I usually make my dough for Friday pizza night, but this sounded too yummy to pass up! My crew devoured these in no time flat…I even stuffed some spinach inside and they never even realized it! They kept commenting on how yummy they were. I especially liked how easy the dough was to roll out…my other pizza dough is very hard to get thin enough…this was perfect!! Thanks again!!
Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says
@Washington Mom,
Great! So glad you enjoyed it…and LOVE the sneaky spinach idea!!! I’ll do that next time for sure!
Jennifer says
These were awesome! Thank you! 🙂
Beth says
Could you make these the night before and let them sit in the refrigerator the next day until it’s time to cook them? Also, when you freeze them, do you allow them to thaw before cooking, or put them in the oven straight from the freezer?
Thanks so much! I plan to make these this week.
Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says
@Beth,
I would cook before freezing. If you put in the fridge overnight, be sure to wrap them in some greased plastic wrap so they don’t rise out of control.
Samantha says
I want to try making extras to freeze but need to know how to cook them after. Do I thaw then reheat in the oven, put them straight in the oven frozed, and do they cook at the same temp for the same time?? Thanks!
Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says
@Samantha,
You can freeze them after cooking. Try reheat, you can put into the oven frozen or thaw and then reheat. The oven temp would be 350 for both…only heat twice as long if putting them in frozen. I’m not sure on the amount of time needed to reheat, as I have not tried…I imagine in the neighborhood of 20-30 minutes from thawed and close to an hour if frozen. But you’ll have to see!
Erin
CBbaker says
I really wanted to like this recipe. And I guess I shouldn’t comment yet, as I’ve not tasted the finished product…but the dough was not even usable out of my breadmaker. I’ve never had dough wind up goopy like this did, and I make dough often. I had to scrape the goop out of the pan, add flour, and knead for probably a half an hour before I got anything that even resembled a bread dough. And even then, it stuck to EVERYTHING it touched. I love this idea though, and I’m sure that I’ll use it again, but probably with a different dough recipe.
Rebecca says
With 1 cup water and 3 cups flour, your dough should not have been goopy at all! Any chance you missed the white flour (and only added the wheat)?
Dawn says
I watched the link that was shared and had the how to:
http://www.monkeysee.com/video_clips/998-pizza-how-to-make-wheat-dough-with-a-mixer
Dawn says
Do you ever freeze your pizza dough for later?
thanks!