Calzone/Pizza Dough/Alfredo Sauce

Serves 2

olive oil , for brushing
1 quantity of Pizza Dough (recipe below)
all purpose flour, for dusting
2 ounces of mozzarella cheese, diced
1/4 cup of Italian salami, diced
3 TBS of cooked cured ham, diced
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 ounces of ricotta cheese, crumbled
salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 425F.  Brush a cookie sheet with oil or line with a baking parchment.  Knead dough for 1 minute.  Roll out on lightly floured surface into two rounds.  Combine the mozzarella, salami, ham and egg, then season with salt and pepper and add the ricotta.  Sprinkle the mixture on one side of each dough round and old the rounds in half.  Crimp the edges to seal.  Place on the cookie sheet and bake for about 15 minutes.


Pizza Dough (basic recipe)

Serves 4
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 ounces fresh yeast
1/2 cup lukewarm water

Sift the flour and salt into a mound on a counter and make a well in the center.  Marsh the yeast in the water with a fork until very smooth and pour into the well.  Incorporate the flour with your fingers to make soft dough.  Knead well, pulling and stretching until it becomes smooth and elastic.  Shape into a ball, cut a cross in the top, place in a bowl and cover.  Lit rise in a warm place for 3 hours until almost doubled in size. 

Alfredo Sauce

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Add cream and simmer for 5 minutes, then add garlic and cheese and whisk quickly, heating through. Stir in parsley and serve.