Recipe - Ham And Cheese Calzones

2 cup Flour, to 2 One half cups
1 pack Dry yeast
1 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Water
One half cup Butter or margaarine
1 Egg, beaten
4 ounce Ham; fully cooked, chopped
8 ounce Ricotta cheese
6 ounce Mozzarella cheese, shredded
One fourth cup Parmesan cheese, grated
4 cup Olive oil

For dough, stir together 1 cup flour, yeast and salt. In a sauce pan heat
water and butter just til warm (115 to 120) and butter is almost melted;
stir constantly. Add to flour mixture. Stir vigorously till well combined.
Stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can. Turn dough out onto
lightly floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a
moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
Shape into a ball. Place in a greased bowl, turn once. Cover and let rise
in a warm place till double (30 to 45 minutes). For filling, Stir together
egg, ham, ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Set aside. Punch dough
down. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Divide dough into 8 portions and
roll out each into a 7" circle. Spoon about 2 rounded tablespoons filling
onto half of each circle of dough. Fold dough over filling, fold under
edges, and pinch to seal. Fry calzones, a few at a time, in hot oil for 3
to 4 minutes or till golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #357

From: Diane Lamere dlamere@plantnet.com

Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 15:33:07 0800