Calzones

This recipe is my version of a recipe from "The Magic Kingdom Cookbook" that my 6 year old bought at his book fair. The recipe in there is called "Pizza Planet Cheezy Calzones," and it has the little alien looking toys from Toy Story (I think) in the picture. Anyway, this is my version of that recipe.

Ingredients

• Turkey Pepperoni (or Canadian Bacon or cooked meat of your choice)
• Pizza dough from this recipe or 1 package of refrigerated pizza dough (I make my own ... you can make this up ahead a day or two and keep in the frig covered or in a ziploc bag in the frig until you are ready to use it)
• 1/3 cup of pizza sauce (I use Kroger brand 4 Cheese Spaghetti Sauce and this is an estimate on amount used)
• 1 C. of mozzarella cheese (this is also an estimate on amount used)
• 1 T. of fat free milk
• Parmesan cheese
• Garlic powder

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray it with cooking spray.
2. Roll pizza dough out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle (or unroll your store bought dough into a rectangle.
3. Cut the dough into 6 or 8 rectangles. Sometimes I roll them out thinner and bigger once they are cut.
4. Use a spoon and spoon a small amount of spaghetti sauce in the middle of each rectangle.
5. Sprinkle each rectangle with mozzarella cheese and then place some pepperonis on each rectangle (the recipe calls for cut up Canadian bacon or cooked ham ... and you can cut up the pepperoni if you really want to ... I usually skip this step ... it is just whatever you prefer).
6. Fold each rectangle over in half over the filling (you can make a triangle or a long rectangle ... I think the long rectangle works better than the triangle, but do what you like).
7. Use a fork to go around the edges and seal each one. Arrange them on your baking sheet as you get each one sealed.
8. The recipe calls for you to prick the top of each calzone (but I forgot to do that tonight and it worked just fine without being pricked ... you can see what a "precise" chef I am! :o).
9. Brush each calzone with fat free milk. Then sprinkle each one with Parmesan cheese and then sprinkle on some garlic powder to taste.
10. Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let them cool for about 10 minutes before trying to eat them, because the inside will be super hot!
11. My boys love them served with ranch dressing, but you could serve with extra spaghetti sauce.