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Giant Calzone

tasteofhome.com · 2018 · Original

Calzoneinferred from the title

DietNot vegetarian: bulk italian sausage.

Against 5,130 pizza recipes

Calzone style, 47% hydration: drier than 92% of the 1,480 doughs that parse.

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Calzone (Naples): pizza dough folded over ricotta, mozzarella and fillings and sealed; baked or fried

Tradition: 58 to 68% hydration (this recipe: 47%) · 450 to 550°F bake

Baker's percentages

Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%), the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.

Flour

500g

Water

237g

Hydration

47.4%

Salt

2.4%

Yeast

1.20%

Oil

5.4%

Sauce

737g

Cheese

113g

Dough weight

791g

Process

Bake temp

n/a

Bake time

40 to 45 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (10)

  • water1-1/2 cups water1 cup · 237g
  • oilolive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g
  • sugarsugar2 tsp · 8.4g
  • saltsalt2 tsp · 12g
  • flour4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour4 cup · 500g
  • yeastactive dry yeast2 tsp · 6g
  • sauce tomato1 can garlic and herb spaghetti sauce737g
  • cheese othergrated Parmesan cheese3 tbsp
  • cheese mozzarella1-1/2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese1 cup · 113g
  • egg dough1 large eggn/a

Toppings (4)

Position matters: under the cheese steams, over the cheese roasts, post-bake stays fresh.

  • over cheesebulk Italian sausage1 lb · 454g
  • over cheese1 jar sliced mushrooms14.2g
  • over cheesefinely chopped green pepper1/2 cup · 100g
  • over cheesefinely chopped onion1/4 cup · 50g

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