Sunday, January 5, 2014

Calzones -- Saturday Night's Special

This evening one of my sons and my daughter were here for dinner and they decided they wanted to order "pizza out". Hubby and both of them got calzones from "Mellow Mushroom"...a local pizza place. While hubby went to pick it up, I proceeded to make myself a pizza so it would be ready by the time he got back (it took them 40 minutes to make). I decided to make myself another white pizza like I made this past week since it was so good (filled with provolone, mozzarella, Parmesan, diced pepperoni and roasted tomatoes). As I was spreading the crust out and topping it, I decided to go ahead and convert it into a calzone by using the parchment paper to flip it over and gently tease the top half of the dough off of my parchment paper and pat it into place. It turned out great and I had the exact same meal that they did...only mine was grain free (and better)! I snapped a quick photo for you to see. I love being able to go "toe to toe" with them on the kind of things most think are impossible to enjoy once you go grain free. I refuse to feel deprived or left out. Enjoy!


6 comments:

Sami said...

Wonderful that you could enjoy your grain free Calzone, while the rest of your family enjoyed theirs.
I've never trying making your Calzones, I have now copied the recipe to make one of these days.

Gourmet Girl Cooks said...

Hi Sami -- Happy New Year! Thanks. The first time you make it, it may seem a little tricky (you have to sort of lightly separate the top half of the dough using a rubber spatula after folding it over. But any little tears can easily be pressed close. The biggest tip is not to over-stuff it because that will tear the delicate dough more than anything. :-)

unter der laterne said...

Hi GG, just wanted to let you know that the *read more* feature has been missing the last 2 posts!
Barbara.

Gourmet Girl Cooks said...

Thanks, Barbara! :-)

Anonymous said...

Looking for the recipe

Gourmet Girl Cooks said...

Hi there -- I used my regular pizza crust recipe to make this one tonight -- but here is a link another crust recipe that I used to make one several months ago (recipe included on this one). http://www.gourmetgirlcooks.com/.../friday-nights...hope that helps!