Calzones!

I love pizza. I even quite enjoy pizza pops even with all the chemicals. And when I found a mold that could be used to make home-made pizza pops I was thrilled!

So this was another Williams-Sonoma find, its a Calzone Maker!
Start with your favourite pizza dough recipe. My family quite likes this one that came with our bread machine.

1 cup water (warm if your machine doesn't have a pre-warming cycle)
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp yeast

Put all the ingredients in the bread machine in the order they are listed in. Set to 'Dough' setting. Press start.

When your recipe is done use the calzone maker as a guide to cut a circle of dough about 1/2 inch wider around that the base of the mold.

Place the circle of dough in the mold and add 1/3-1/2 of a cup of your favourite pizza filling. Cheese, sausage, pepperoni, bacon, vegetables, whatever you like! Don't forget to mix in the sauce.


Then, very carefully close the two sides of the mold together. Press hard to seal.


Remove the calzone, brush the top with melted butter or oil. Sprinkle with parmesean cheese. Fresh grated or the shaky stuff from the can.

Bake at 500 F for 10-12 minutes. Its helpful to label who's Calzones are whose if you are making them for multiple people.
Enjoy your tasty tasty homemade calzone! You could even probably make a few extras and freeze them for later, if they don't get eaten.