What's the best way to warm up a calzone?
Chef's answer
Place the calzone directly from the refrigerator, unwrapped, onto a baking sheet. Wrap frozen calzones with aluminum foil before putting them on a baking sheet. Bake the calzone for 15 to 18 minutes..
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Thanks. Yes, just roll out a circle as you would a pizza, then lay your toppings (cheese and whatever else you'd like) on one half of the dough. Fold the dough to cover the toppings in the pocket..
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A Calzone is like a mini pizza pocket and it's super easy to make at home! A pizza dough crust is filled to the brim with cheese and toppings is baked until golden.
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Calzones never have tomato sauce inside the dough. They're always dipped. While stromboli is also dip-able, it's totally cool to put some sauce inside stromboli, pre-roll.
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How to make Calzones:Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Set pizza stone in oven to get hot while oven preheats (or use a baking sheet turned upside down). Divide pizza dough into 8 portions. Roll a piece into a flat disk, about 1/4inch thick. Add about ? cup of toppings to one side, including a generous sprinkle of cheese.
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A calzone has one layer and is filled with ricotta, mozzarella, and Italian meats. Even vegetables such as broccoli and spinach are popular calzone fillings. The dough is folded into a half moon shape and baked until golden brown. They're best when they come out of the oven with the cheese falling over the sides..
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1 Answer. The origin of the term 'calzone' meaning 'pizza calzone' is not clear. Actually calzone is the augmentative form of the term 'calza' which means stocking. The idea is that of a 'Christmas stocking' filled with food, a popular idea in the south of Italy.
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Calzones aren't exactly healthy food, especially if they are stuffed with meat and large amounts of cheese. A calzone typically uses the same amount of pizza dough as a pizza crust and is meant to serve four people. Eating a whole calzone yourself can mean eating more than your recommended calories for the day..
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