Mini-Calzone

Lainey6605's Note:

This calzone is made with refrigerated pizza dough and makes great appetizers.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1⁄3; cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• ¼ cup asiago cheese (plus additional for sprinkling) or ¼ cup romano cheese , grated (plus additional for sprinkling)
• ¼ cup frozen chopped spinach , thawed, squeezed and drained
• salt , to taste
• fresh ground black pepper , to taste
• 1 (10 ounce) package refrigerated prepared pizza crust
• 1 egg yolk , beaten with
• 1 teaspoon water

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. In medium-size bowl combine ricotta and Asiago cheeses, spinach, and salt and pepper, to taste; set aside.
3. On lightly floured surface, unroll pizza crust.
4. Roll out to 14-inch square.
5. Using 3 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 12 circles; brush edges with some of egg yolk mixture.
6. Place 1 teaspoon filling on lower half of each circle; fold pastry over to enclose, pressing edges of fork to seal.
7. Brush with remaining egg yolk mixture; prick top of each with point of sharp knife and sprinkle with additional grated Asiago cheese.
8. Place calzone on large, greased cookie sheet.
9. Bake 5 to 7 minutes, until puffed and golden; cool slightly before serving.

Reviews

[youngdovefarm]

These came out great! I bought the dough in the can and they came out great. Loved the spinach, and I added chopped pepperoni to the mix. I heated up some canned marinara sauce to dip them in. My family enjoyed eating these but they could also be used at a party because they look really good. Thanks for sharing this!