How to Make a Calzone With Jiffy Pizza Dough Mix
When you dine at a restaurant, you relinquish all control over what goes into your calzone. You cannot guarantee that the chef is using the freshest ingredients or the healthiest types of oil. You cannot dictate how much salt goes into the sauce. You can regain control over your meal by making your own calzone at home, and the process is actually much easier than you might think, especially when you use Jiffy pizza dough mix. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- One package Jiffy Pizza Crust Mix
- Shredded cheese
- Diced tomatoes, drained
- Pizza toppings, such as diced peppers, sausage, black onions, pineapple
- Non-stick cooking spray
- Flour
- Olive oil
- Hot pad
- Baking sheet
- Cutting board
- Mixing bowl with lid
- Timer
- Saute pan
Instructions
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Put 4 tbsp. olive oil in a saute pan, and set the burner to medium heat.
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Once the oil is hot, put 6 ox. of any toppings that need to be cooked, such as onions, peppers or chicken. Cook them thoroughly.
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Pour the Jiffy pizza dough mix into a mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup hot water, and use a spoon to mix thoroughly.
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Put the lid on the bowl and set the timer for five minutes, and set your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Grease a baking sheet using the cooking spray. Using your hands, spread flour over the rolling pin and the cutting board.
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When the timer beeps, remove the lid from the bowl of Jiffy pizza dough, and pick up the dough with your flour-covered hands.
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Divide the dough into two equal portions, and roll each portion into a ball.
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Set one ball on your cutting board, and roll it into a flat circle using the rolling pin.
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Spread 1 tbsp. olive oil evenly onto the dough. On the bottom half of the circle, add half of the tomatoes, half of the cheese and half of the toppings you selected.
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Run the faucet with warm water and put your index finger and middle finger under the running water for just a moment. Run your damp fingers along the edge of the entire dough circle, pushing any toppings that are closer than 1/2 inch to the edge toward the middle of the circle.
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Fold the top half of the circle onto the bottom half to make a half-moon shape, and pinch the edges to seal in all the toppings.
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Carefully pick up your calzone, and place it on the greased baking sheet.
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Repeat Steps 8 through 12 with the second ball of dough.
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Once the oven is preheated, put the baking sheet in the oven, and set the timer for 25 minutes. Continue cooking if the calzones are golden brown after 25 minutes.
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Once they are golden brown, remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the calzones sit for ten minutes.
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