Mini Sausage Calzones Oamc Recipes

MARVELLOUS MINI MEATLOAVES (WITH OPTIONS!) OAMC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix meat, stuffing mix, or bread cubes,water, and seasoning (choose one: italian seasoning, OR chili powder, OR oregano OR garlic powder) until well blended.
• Press evenly into 12 greased muffin tins.
• Make a small indentation in the middle of each with the back of a spoon.
• Fill the indentation with your choice of filling. (Choose one: pasta sauce OR salsa OR roasted red peppers OR BBQ sauce following the version of your choice.).
• Bake for 30 minutes or until loaves are cooked through. Top with the cheese specified in the recipe of your choice and bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Let stand 10 minutes before removing from baking pan.
• For OAMC: Remove from baking pan and let cool. Flash freeze on a cookie sheet until frim. Transfer to a labeled ziploc bag. To serve: Defrost overnight, then reheat in oven or microwave until heated through.

MINI SAUSAGE CALZONES (OAMC)

Steps:

• Divide dough into 16 portions.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Grease a baking sheet.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add sausage.
• Cook until brown and crumbly, drain fat.
• Stir onion, garlic, basil, oregano, and pizza sauce into skillet, simmer for 10 minutes.
• Roll each dough piece into a 5in circle.
• Spoon sausage mixture onto each circle, sprinkle with cheeses.
• Moisten edges of dough with water.
• Fold dough over to enclose filling, press to seal.
• Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Beat eggs with milk.
• Brush over calzones.
• Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.

PARTY-SIZE SAUSAGE CALZONE

Steps:

• Cook sausage links according to package directions; drain, cut into 1/4 -inch slices and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine mozzarella, ricotta, egg, parsley and seasonings.
• On a lightly floured surface, cut dough in half.
• Roll each into a 12-inch circle.
• On two parchment-lined baking sheets, carefully place one dough round on each baking sheet.
• Spoon ½ cup of pizza sauce, half the cheese mixture and half of the sausage slices onto the lower half of each dough round, keep the outer ½ -inch edge of dough free of ingredients.
• With a pastry brush, moisten the outer ½ -inch of each dough round with water.
• Fold dough over filling and crimp edges firmly to seal.
• Bake at 350ºF for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cut each Calzone in half and serve with remaining pizza sauce.

PIZZA SPIRALS OAMC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Unroll dough into 4 long rectangles.
• Press diagonal perforations firmly to seal.
• Spread warmed cream cheese evenly on dough.
• Spread pizza sauce evenly on top of cream cheese.
• Add oregano and garlic spreading evenly over all.
• Sprinkle chopped pepperoni over all.
• Add any extra ingredients you would like.
• Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• Roll up each rectangle starting at the shortest side, press and seal firmly.
• Cut each of the 4 rolls into 5 slices to make 20 slices.
• Spray cookie sheet or muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place cut side down on sprayed cookie sheet or muffin tins. Careful, they can be sticky!
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from cookie sheet.
• Can be served warm or cooled and placed in the freezer.

OAMC CALZONES

Steps:

• Thaw two loaves of bread dough.
• Divide each loaf into five parts each.
• One at a time, roll each dough piece on a floured board or stretch with your hands, making 10 7 inch squares.
• Fold each dough square over half a cheese slice to form a turnover, and pinch edges to seal.
• (You can also ladle 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup sauce into center of each square before making the turnover, but the sauce tends to seep out). Place each turnover in a small sandwich bag.
• Put 5 turnovers in a 1 gallon freezer bag.
• Divide sauce in half, and store in 2 1-quart freezer bags; enclose each bag of sauce in a bag of calzones.
• Do the same with the remaining 5 turnovers.
• To prepare for serving, thaw sauce; heat in a medium pan 10-15 minutes until bubbly.
• At the same time, take frozen turnovers out of bags, and place them about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet sprayed with a nonstick spray.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bake for 15 minutes.
• Turnovers will be golden brown when done.
• Ladle sauce on top of turnovers, and serve.

MINI CALZONES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Sprinkle a baking sheet with the semolina and set aside.
• Lightly flour a work surface and roll the dough into a round that is about 12 inches wide and 1/2 inch thick. Cut out 8 rounds with a 3 1/2- to 4-inch biscuit cutter or drinking glass. Dust with flour and cover with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap.
• Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Combine the cheese blend, ricotta, 1/4 cup Parmesan, scallions and garlic powder in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Place 3 slices of the pepperoni on one half of each round of dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border around the edges. Top each round with 2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture.
• Brush the egg wash around the edges of one dough round using your finger or a pastry brush. Gently fold the dough over the filling to enclose and crimp the edges with a fork to seal. Repeat with the remaining dough rounds.
• Brush the tops of the calzones with the egg wash and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.
• Place the calzones on the prepared baking sheet and bake on the middle rack until golden, 14 to 16 minutes, rotating the sheet halfway through for even baking.
• While the calzones bake, heat the tomato sauce in a medium saucepan over medium heat until bubbling, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl. Place the calzones on a platter with the sauce and serve immediately.

MINI CALZONES

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a medium-size, heavy skillet. Add the sausage and cook until crumbled and golden, about 5 minutes. Add the arugula and cook until wilted. Turn off the heat and let cool for about 10 minutes. Add the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of the Parmesan, the salt, and the pepper and stir to combine. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll out the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface to a thin 20 by 12-inch rectangle. Cut the rectangle in half lengthwise, then cut each half into 8 equal rectangles.
• Spoon some of the topping onto 1 side of each rectangle. Using a pastry brush, brush the edges of the rectangle with egg wash. Close the rectangle of pizza dough over the topping. Use a fork to seal and crimp the edges. Place the calzones on the prepared baking sheet and brush the top of each with egg wash. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of Parmesan. Bake until golden, 15 to 17 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the marinara sauce over low heat in a medium saucepan. Serve the hot calzones with the marinara sauce alongside for dipping.

MINI ANTIPASTO CALZONES

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough ball into a 14-inch circle, about 1/4-inch thick. Using a 4-inch round cutter, cut the dough into 12 circles. Transfer the circles onto two heavy baking sheets dusted with cornmeal.
• In a medium bowl, combine the fontina, provolone, salami, peppers and olives. In a separate small bowl, beat together the egg and 1 teaspoon water. Place 1 tablespoon of the cheese mixture onto 1 half of each dough circle, leaving a 1/4-inch border at the edge. With a pastry brush, lightly brush the edges of the dough with the beaten egg. Fold the unfilled half of the dough over the filling and, using the tines of a fork, press the edges together to seal. Repeat with the remaining circles of dough.
• Brush the calzones with the remaining egg mixture. Bake for 14 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, or until the calzones are golden brown. Serve the calzones on a platter with warm marinara sauce for dipping.