Calzones

Recipe from Southern Living Magazine April 2008
Pizza dough (homemade or store bought)
1 15 oz container ricotta cheese
2 eggs
1-1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/2 cup pizza sauce
Filling of choice (chicken, sausage, pepperoni, veggies, etc)
2 cups Italian Cheese

Preheat oven to 425.

Cook meat and/or veggies until done.

Stir together ricotta, eggs, and seasoning.

Roll out pizza dough. Spoon 1/4 cup pizza sauce, 1 cup ricotta mixture, and half of filling on half of the pizza dough leaving a 1 inch border.
Sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese. Moisten edges of dough with water; fold dough over, pressing and crimping edges to seal.

Cut 3 one inch slots on top of dough to allow steam to escape. Repeat procedure to make second calzone.

Bake at 425 for 20-25 minutes or until golden.

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

Recipe adapted from Cuisinart & Eating Well

2/3 cup warm water

1 package active yeast

1 tsp sugar

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup all purpose flour

3/4 tsp salt

1 tablespoon olive oil - optional

In a 2 cup measuring cup mix water, yeast, and sugar. Let sit for ten minutes. It will bubble up.

In a food processor combine the flours and salt. With the food processor still on add the yeast mixture through the feed tube and process about 45 seconds, until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.

Add oil through feed tube and process 60 seconds longer.

If dough sticks to side of bowl, add more flour 1 tablespoon at a time, processing 10 seconds after each addition, until dough leaves side of bowl but remains soft.

Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Divide it in half and roll into two separate balls. Coat a sheet of plastic wrap with cooking spray and place it, sprayed-side down, over the dough. Let the dough rest for 10 to 20 minutes before rolling.

***If making the dough ahead of time place dough ball in a floured Ziploc bag and put it in the refrigerator. When you are ready to bake the pizza pull the bag out and set it on top of the stove while the oven is preheating to bring the temperature back up.***

Preheat oven to 500.

Roll out the pizza dough on a floured surface. Top with desired toppings. Bake 10-14 minutes.

Notes:
If using instant dry yeast use 2-1/4 tsp. Skip mixing it with the water. Mix with flour , sugar, and salt 45 seconds then continue recipe.

Potato Pizzas

Recipe from What's Cooking

2 large baking potatoes
Pizza Sauce
Toppings
Cheese

Preheat oven to 425.

Slice potatoes lengthwise, 1/4 inch thick. Bake the slices 25 minutes at, flipping once.Take out of oven and top each slice with pizza sauce, toppings, and cheese, just as you would a pizza.

Return to oven and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Adapted from Southern Living Magazine
Pizza Sauce

1/2 cup Franks Red Hot Sauce
1 pizza crust
2 cups chicken, cooked & chopped
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

Preheat oven to 500.

Spread pizza sauce on crust. Pour hot sauce evenly over pizza sauce. Top with chicken, blue cheese, then cheddar.

Bake 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.