The Vegan Calzone
The Vegan Calzone is filled with all the same ingredients of a pizza, folded in half and baked in the oven.
Ingredients
Mix these 3 ingredients together and set aside for 5 min.
- 1/4 Cup Warm Water Temperature between 105° to 115°F.
- 1 envelope Active Dry Yeast .25 ounce
- 1 tsp Sugar
Now add these ingredients below.
- 1 cup Warm Water Temperature between 105° and 115°F.
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3 1/2 Cup All purpose White Flour Keep extra flour out for kneading.
Mix these together and set aside to spread on dough before baking.
- 1/4 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil This could be more depending how much each calzone needs.
Inside pocket ingredients, these are divided between the 4 Calzone.
- 1/4 cup Pizza sauce Spread 1 Tbsp on each Calzone.
- 1 small Onion Chopped and sauteed. Optional
- 1/4 of each Bell Peppers, red, green, orange, or yellow Your choice of peppers. Optional
- 1 canned or tub of fresh Mushroom of your choice Try my Pepperoni Mushroom Recipe!
- 8 Of each kind of Olives, Black and/or green Sliced. Optional
- Vegan Shredded Cheese Optional
Instructions
Prepping the calzone filling
- Clean and chop the onion, garlic, peppers, and mushrooms.
- In a medium size pan, saute the onion, garlic, peppers, and mushrooms for about 5 to 10 minutes and set aside.
- Slice up the olives and set aside.
How to make the dough for the calzone
- In a large mixing bowl add 1/4 cup of warm water between the temperatures of 105° and 115°F. sprinkle yeast and sugar over the water.
- Slightly stir and set aside for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, add in the remaining warm water, oil, and salt.
- Next slowly add the flour, mixing until a ball is formed.
- Knead the dough in the large bowl for 8 to 10 minutes, sprinkling flour on the dough if it becomes to sticky.
- The dough should not be sticky after it has been kneaded , it should be a nice smooth and soft ball when done.
- Drizzle a little oil over the dough before cutting.
- Do not let the dough rise, divide the ball into 4 equal pieces.
- Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Slowly stretch each piece of dough out to about 1/4 inch thick oval shape and place onto the baking sheets, set aside.
Filling The Vegan Calzone
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place each oval on your prepared cookie sheet.
- In a small bowl, mix together about 1/4 Cup oil and 1/4 tsp of each, Italian seasoning, garlic and onion powder. Or add your favorite seasonings.
- Lightly brush the dough with the mixture, saving any left over for the tops.
- Spread the 1 Tbsp of sauce on one half of the oval shaped dough.
- On top of the sauce, add the sauteed vegetables or what ever filling you would like in your calzone.
- After placing all the filling on the sauce, lift the side without the sauce and pull it over the filling and pinching the edges with your fingers all the way around the edge to keep the filling in while baking.
- With the remaining oil mixture ( if you don't have any left, just make more up), brush the tops of each calzone.
- Place into the oven and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until they have a golden brown top.
- Remove from the oven when done, and let cool on the baking sheet 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
How to serve The Vegan Calzone
- Add a dish of your favorite warmed sauce for dipping, along side your calzone.
- Place a dollop of your favorite vegan sour cream or aioli along side your calzone as a dip.
- Slice up a avocado and add as you enjoy this personal pizza pocket.