Name: Sausage and ricotta calzone
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 quantity pizza dough; 2 thick beef sausages; 200 gram swiss brown or button mushrooms, sliced; 100 gram fresh ricotta, crumbled; 2/3 cup shredded tasty cheese; 4 green onions, thinly sliced; 1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1/3 cup tomato paste; 2 teaspoon cumin seeds; Pizza dough; 1 cup lukewarm water; 2 teaspoon (7 g sachet) dried yeast; 2 1/2 cup plain flour; 2 tablespoon olive oil

Ingredients

1 quantity pizza dough

2 thick beef sausages

200 gram swiss brown or button mushrooms, sliced

100 gram fresh ricotta, crumbled

2/3 cup shredded tasty cheese

4 green onions, thinly sliced

1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

1/3 cup tomato paste

2 teaspoon cumin seeds

Pizza dough

1 cup lukewarm water

2 teaspoon (7 g sachet) dried yeast

2 1/2 cup plain flour

2 tablespoon olive oil

Method

Sausage and ricotta calzone

1.Preheat oven to 210°C or 190°C fan forced. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Prepare dough as recipe directs. Quarter dough and shape into balls. Cover with plastic food wrap; rest in a warm place for 15 minutes.

2.Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over moderate heat. Cook and turn sausages for 8-10 minutes or until browned and cooked. Cool slightly. Quarter lengthwise, then slice thinly. Place in a large bowl. Cook and stir mushrooms for 3 minutes or until tender. Add to sausage with cheese, onion and parsley; mix to combine.

3.For each calzone, roll a piece of dough on a lightly floured surface to an 18cm round. Spread with 1 tablespoon tomato paste. Spread a quarter of sausage mixture on half of round; fold other half over to enclose filling and shape a semi-circle. Using a fork. press edges to seal; brush edge with water.

4.Place calzones on prepared tray; sprinkle tops with cumin. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden.

Pizza dough

5.Place water, yeast and a pinch each of salt and sugar in a large jug. Using a fork, stir to combine. Cover; stand in warm place for 5 minutes or until bubbles appear at surface.

6.Sift flour into a large bowl. Add yeast mixture and oil and mix to a soft dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 5 minutes or until smooth.

For a bit of spice, you can use 2 chorizo sausages. Pizza Dough: Makes enough for 4 individual pizzas If mixture fails to bubble after 5 minutes, restart using afresh packet.
Note

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