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Ham and Cheese Calzone w/ Caramelized Yellow Peppers and Onions image
Ham and Cheese Calzone w/ Caramelized Yellow Peppers and Onions

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PREP TIME

1 mins

COOK TIME

10 mins

SERVING SIZE

12

Ham and Cheese Calzone w/ Caramelized Yellow Peppers and Onions image

What You’ll Need

36 ounces Daily's® Honey cured ham, sliced thin

3 cups provolone cheese, sliced
1/2 cup yellow pepper, julienne
1/2 tablespoon garlic, chopped
1/2 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 cups Spanish onions, julienne

Yellow Peppers and Onions
1/2 cup cold water
3 cups cheddar cheese, grated
12 ounces onion/pepper mix
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Grey Poupon Mustard

Calzone Dough
1 tablespoon dry yeast
4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon salt
1/3 cup corn oil
1 1/2 cups warm water

Directions

YELLOW PEPPERS AND ONIONS
Place onions and oil in heavy bottom saute pan. Cook gently, approx. 8 minutes until onions begin to caramelize. Add yellow peppers and continue to cook for another 5 minutes, until yellow peppers begin to caramelize. Add garlic, salt, pepper and sugar. Continue cooking a couple more minutes until garlic begins to caramelize. Remove from heat, cool and reserve. 

CALZONE DOUGH*
Place warm water into mixing bowl. Add yeast and sugar. Mix and let stand approximately 15 minutes. Add flour, salt and oil. Mix and knead dough 5-10 minutes until correct consistency is formed. Divide dough into 4-ounce pieces. Roll into round balls. Place on sheet pan and let rise around an hour. Divide into 12 equal portions. 

HAM AND CHEESE CALZONE
Preheat oven to 450ºF. 

Saute ham without any oil in non-stick frying pan or on top of griddle long enough to give ham some color and evaporate any excess water in the ham. Remove to clean pan and let cool.

Place calzone dough on clean work surface. Dust with flour and roll into 8-inch diameter discs. Spread one teaspoon Grey Poupon Mustard on dough leaving 1/2-inch border all around. Place two thin slices provolone cheese (one ounce) on disc. Place 3 ounces of ham on top of cheese. Place one ounce of onion/pepper mixture on top of ham. Add one ounce of grated cheddar cheese on top of onion/pepper mixture. Brush outside rim with a little cold water. Fold over and tightly seal calzone with fingers or a fork. Cut a half-inch slit on top of calzone to allow steam to escape. 

Place calzone on pizza pan or sheet pan and bake 10-12 minutes. 

*If not able to make fresh Calzone dough, I suggest using pre-made biscuit dough such as a buttermilk biscuit dough, following same directions as above.
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