Classic Calzone
This classic Italian calzone recipe, with its amazing sauce and crispiness, will be one of your favourites. Happy cooking!
Tip from the Author
In this recipe, I wrote the steps for preparing the dough and the sauce for the calzone. I, however, didn't include the stuffing steps. I left the choice of stuffing ingredients to my lovely readers. In your calzone, you can use any type of cheese, meat and/or veggies to your taste. You can check my other Italian recipes for different ideas.
Servings: 5 yield(s)
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Ingredients
    For the Dough
  • 400 g Flour
  • 10 g Instant yeast
  • 250 ml Water
  • 1 tsp Granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
    • For the Sauce
  • 350 ml Tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp Vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Mint (Dried)
  • 1 tsp Thyme (Dried)
  • 0,5 tsp Garlic powder
  • 2 pinch Black pepper
  • 2 pinch Salt
    • For Glazing
  • 1,5 tbsp Olive oil
Instructions
    Preparing the Dough
  1. Mix half of the water, sugar and yeast in a large bowl.
  2. Mix salt and the rest of the water in a different container, when the salt dissolves pour this salty water onto the yeast mixture.
  3. Mix the ingredients in the big bowl thoroughly.
  4. Start adding the flour gradually while you keep mixing and kneading the dough.
  5. When the dough is homogenously mixed, pour the vegetable oil and knead for 1 more minute.
  6. When the dough is smooth and thoroughly mixed, cover the bowl and let it rest in a warm place for 1 hour.
    7. Making the Sauce
  7. While waiting for the dough to rise, you can prepare the sauce.
  8. Mix the tomato puree, olive oil, vinegar, spices and salt in a bowl. Set it aside for later.
    9. Making the Calzones
  9. Divide the risen dough into smaller pieces (each 120 g), roll them into ball shapes between your hands with the help of some extra flour. Set them aside.
  10. Take a piece of dough and roll it out on the counter to get a large circle (you can sprinkle some extra flour to help you roll out easier).
  11. Pour 3 tablespoons of the sauce onto one half of the circle and spread.
  12. Place some of your stuffing onto the sauced half of the circle.
  13. Close the other half of the circle on top of the sauced half.
  14. Close the sides tightly with your fingers or a fork (You can roll them on top of each other with your fingers or use a fork to tightly press them shut).
  15. Repeat this process for each piece of dough.
  16. Place the finished calzones on top of an oven tray which is covered with baking paper.
  17. Spread the olive oil gently on top of the calzones with the help of an egg brush.
  18. Preheat the oven at 170°C (335°F), use the fan mode.
  19. Bake the calzones for 20 minutes.
  20. Bon appetit!