Calzone Recipes

Ingredients :

Dough

450g self raising flour

115g butter

250ml milk

Filling

15ml oil

175g minced beef

15ml chopped fresh basil

1 onion, sliced

25g plain flour

150ml beef stock

115g spinach, shredded

beaten egg to glaze

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Sauce

15g butter

15g plain flour

150ml milk

25g freshly grated Parmesan cheese

5ml mustard

1. Preheat the oven to 400F, Gas 6.
2. For the dough, sift the flour into a bowl.
3. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
4. Stir in the milk and bring the mixture together to form a dough.
5. Cut into four equal pieces and roll each one into a 15cm circle.
6. For the filling, heat the oil in a large pan, add the minced beef and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Stir in the fresh basil and onion.
8. Season to taste and add the flour.
9. Cook for 1 minute.
10. Stir in the stock and bring to the boil.
11. Cook for 10 minutes.
12. Blanch the spinach for 2 minutes and drain well.
13. Place the dough circle on a lightly oiled baking sheet and place the spinach on one half of each circle.
14. Top with the mince mixture.
15. For the sauce, melt the butter and add the flour.
16. Cook for 1 minute.
17. Stir in the milk, cheese and mustard and bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
18. Spoon the sauce onto the mince and spinach.
19. Dampen the edges of the dough with water and fold over to encase the mixtures and form semi-circles.
20. Brush with beaten egg and cook for 20 minutes.
21. Serve with a crisp green salad.

This variation on a pizza is bound to be popular. A simple pizza dough encases a tasty minced beef and spinach filling with a tangy cheese sauce.

Serves 4 - 6

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