Lesson One Calzones Step Three Filling for Calzones (Choose one of our filling recipes or create your own.) Sausage, Cheese and Onion Filling Mozzarella cheese, shredded 1 cup Red onion, chopped 1/4 cup Tomato sauce 1/4 cup Italian sausage, bulk 4 ounces In a medium-sized skillet over medium heat, thoroughly cook and crumble sausage. Drain off excess liquid. Three Cheese and Herb Filling Mozzarella cheese, shredded 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated 1/2 cup Feta cheese, crumbled 4 ounces Oregano or basil, fresh, chopped 2 teaspoons Black pepper, freshly ground 1/8 teaspoon Olive oil 1/4 teaspoon Combine Parmesan and feta cheese with herbs. Set aside. Calzone Shaping: Divide dough into 2 parts. Flatten each section into a round flat circle. On lightly floured surface use a rolling pin and work from the center to the edges to roll each piece into a ten-inch circle. (Dough will be thin.) The dough will spring back when you roll it out; that is natural. You kneaded it to make it elastic. Now, let the dough relax for a couple of minutes. Then roll it again. You may have to let it relax again in order to get the dough rolled thin and into a ten-inch circle. Place 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese on half of each circle, leaving a 1-inch border. During baking, the melted cheese seals the dough and prevents other liquids from seeping through. Divide remaining ingredients in half; layer on top of mozzarella. Fold half of circle over filling to make half-moons. Fold both layers of edges up and press into dough. Press edges of dough again firmly together with tines of a fork. Place calzones on prepared baking sheet; do not let rise. Prick top with fork in several places to allow steam to escape. Bake on middle rack of preheated 400ºF oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until calzones are golden brown. Remove from baking sheet to a serving platter; let cool for 5 minutes. If desired, slice into wedges. Serve plain or top with seasoned tomato sauce. Enjoy! Using the same technique presented in this lesson, you can make the Cheesy Crust Pizza, Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, Deep Dish All-American Pizza, Fold-Over Pizza, Mexican Pizza, Pizza Burger Pie, Taco Bake, and Pizza on the Grill recipes found on the RED STAR® Yeast Web site or the Focaccia and the Pizza recipes found on the SAF Web site. Please click here to download your copy of this recipe in Adobe PDF format. Please click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.