Calzones/Scacciata - Amy

Calzones / Scacciata
By Amy Karangekis
　
Can use pre-made dough
Spray cookie sheet
Spread dough on sheet
Saute onions, peppers, olive oil, garlic, and oregano
Put in center of dough
Cover with : layer of mozzarella
Layer of pepperoni
Layer of onions
Layer of cheese
Flip sides together (make into calzone/scacciata shape)
Cook at 350-375 for 25 min. let cool 5 min.
Serve with sauce on the side
Variations:
Chicken and parm cheese
Can serve with salsa

[Note: I do this recipe similarly as scacciata. When Auntie Tina told me that she used pre-made dough, I was both blown away and relieved. Though I never made her potato and veal version of this (see previous entry on aversion to using small, cute furry creatures), I have made several others. First, invest in a huge frying pan - at least 14”. Then mix any filling that sounds good. Here are some of the ones I use:
Broccoli/meat: In big pan, mix evoo, bag of frozen broccoli, badia spice, bread crumbs and parm cheese. Add in a meat, like chourico, sausage, pepperoni, and mozz cheese. Spread dough, half on bottom, then filling, then half of dough on top. Seal edges. Bake at 375-400 for 15-20 min in oven in center, or upper center (don’t want to burn bottom). Also, spread a little extra virgin olive oil (evoo) on top and bottom before putting in oven, but don’t put on the evoo before sealing, or else the dough won’t seal where the oil is.
Potato/onion/meat: In your giant pan (…because you ran right out and bought one, right?) put in evoo, spices, garlic, sliced onion, and potato slices. You can even use canned sliced potatoes - just rinse and drain before adding to pan. For a meat, try bacon chunks, pancetta/prosciutto, chourico/chorizo (Mexican/Portugese sausage), or sausage, or meatball slices, and cheese. Can throw in a dollop of tomato paste into the potato mix if you like. Seal in dough and bake.
My husband Marc has cousins that have an interesting and tasty recipe -
Take a cup of raisins and soak them in water for about an hour. Drain. Mix frozen chopped spinach (drained), spices, red pepper flakes, parm cheese, and plumped up raisins. Can add some bread crumbs or not. Use as filling. Really tasty.