Hi Everyone!
Sorry for the long sabbatical, but we are back again with some recipes to share! This weekend we made some good eats! We made a chicken taco soup (recipe will be up soon), pepperoni, cheese and egg whole wheat calzones, healthy Shepard’s Pie (recipe will also be up soon) and attempted a Turtle Pumpkin Cheesecake. Please note the word “attempted” 😦
I think the Turtle Pumpkin Cheesecake would’ve been awesome, however; it didn’t cook at all!! We followed the instructions to a “T” and still had no luck. I thought it was ok when I pulled it out of the oven and checked it with a toothpick but after letting it cool in the fridge for a few hours I took it out to finish putting pecans and caramel on it to find out that the cheesecake was pretty much uncooked throughout. So disappointing. We had to throw the whole thing out. That recipe called for an Oreo cookie crust which required a whole package of Oreos. I could have found A LOT of better uses for those Oreos instead of in the garbage :(… Ohh well, the trials and tribulations of being a baker! We are thinking that the problem could be the oven. It’s safe to say I am going to stay away from baking cheesecake for a little while!
The recipe for the calzone is pretty easy. A former colleague of mine made this for one of our pot luck office lunches and it was a hit. I knew then that I had to make it for myself!
For this recipe you will need:
1 package of whole wheat dough
1 package of pepperoni (go with Turkey pepperoni if you want it to be healthier)
3 eggs
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Olive Oil
Cornmeal
Italian Seasoning (optional)
Crushed red pepper (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take the dough out of the package and put it in a bowl with a wet paper towel over it so it can rise without drying out. Let the dough rise for about a half an hour. While the dough is rising, hard boil 2 of the eggs you set aside. Let them cool and mash them up in a separate bowl.
Once the dough has risen, flour your cooking space, and roll out the dough. Begin to layer the dough with pepperoni (covering most of the middle and leaving room to fold in the sides, top, and bottom) then layer with cheese. Before you spread the mashed up hard boiled eggs, take the other raw egg and crack it into the bowl where the hard boiled eggs are… mix it up well! When the raw egg and hard boiled eggs are mixed thoroughly spread it evenly over the cheese and pepperoni layers. Fold up the sides, top and bottom of the dough. Sprinkle a little cornmeal on the cookie sheet before you put the calzone on it, and sprinkle some corn meal on the calzone itself. The cornmeal is what will give the calzone that yummy crust! Drizzle a little olive oil on the top of the calzone and season lightly with italian seasoning and crushed red pepper (both are optional, just our preference). Bake in the oven for about 30-45 minutes or until golden brown! Serve warm, cold, or room temp! 🙂
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