Name: Stuffed Pizza (Calzone Imbottito)
Yield: Makes 4 calzone
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) ricotta cheese; 4 fresh basil leaves, chopped; 2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan; 2 eggs; salt and pepper to taste; Basic Pizza Dough made with 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) ‘00’ flour; a little milk for glazing; olive oil; 115 g (4 oz) mozzarella cheese; 115 g (4 oz) cooked ham

Preparation info

Makes
4
calzone

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

An Invitation to Italian Cooking

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1986

About

‘Because the calzone is a kind of “inside-out” pizza, it is able to keep intact all the flavours contained in the filling. This is a slightly heavier recipe than the other pizzas. It can also be made with a variety of different ingredients such as salami, cheese or vegetables.’

Ingredients

Basic Pizza Dough made with 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) ‘00’ flou

Method

The calzone that my mother used to cook was based on fontina cheese, ham, sausages and eggs. The more classic calzone, however, contains mozzarella. You can make a vegetarian calzone by using ricotta cheese, spinach, egg and Parmesan, or any leftover or roasted vegetables.

Make the dough as described, and leave to rise.