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Sausage & Mushroom Calzones

Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 26 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 11 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 recipe basic calzone dough
  • 350 grams Italian or any herby sausage removed from casings and crumbled
  • 125 grams button mushrooms sliced
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ recipe basic pizza sauce
  • 120 grams mozzarella shredded
  • 30 grams unsalted butter melted
  • 4 teaspoons parmesan finely grated

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 230 degrees C (fan 210 degrees C).
  • While the dough is resting, prepare the filling. In a large skillet over medium high heat, heat the olive oil.
  • Add the sausages and mushrooms and cook, stirring, until sausages are cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes.
  • Add the pizza sauce, and stir until evenly combined. Remove from heat.
  • Divide the dough into 4 equal-sized portions, and shape into rounds.
  • Working with one piece of dough at a time, roll the dough into a 6-inch disc.
  • Using a pastry brush, glaze the top edge of the disc with water.
  • Spoon 1/4 of the filling onto the lower half of the disc.
  • Top the filling with 1/4 of the mozzarella.
  • Fold the top half of the disc down over the filling, leaving a 1/2 border at the bottom.
  • Lightly brush some water over the edge of the top piece.
  • Fold the bottom edge over the top piece, and pinch to seal tightly.
  • Using a sharp knife, cut a 1/2-inch vent in the top of the calzone. Repeat for the remaining dough and filling.
  • Brush the tops with butter.
  • Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of parmesan on each calzone.
  • Place the calzones in a preheated baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake, until the filling is hot and the crust is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.