Vegetarian Calzones

Makes 3 calzones (enough for our family of 2 adults and 2 kids with some leftovers). We always use the same veggie toppings but you can change the toppings to whatever you like.

Ingredients

For dough:

-- 1 1/2 c. warm water
-- 1.5 t. instant yeast
-- 1.5 t. sugar
-- 3 cups all-purpose flour
-- 1.5 t. salt

Toppings:

-- 3/4 large green pepper, diced
-- 3/4 red onion, diced
-- 1 med tomato, diced
-- 1.5 small can pizza sauce
-- 1.5 package pizza cheese from the store (we maybe could get away with 1 package here as we don't use that much cheese)



Preparation:

1. Sometime in the afternoon before you are going to make calzones, make the dough. 
2. In a bowl, combine the water, yeast and sugar. Let stand until the mixture foams on top, about 5 minutes.
3. In another bowl, mix together flour and salt. Add water/yeast mixture to flour and stir into a dough.
4. Remove the dough from the bowl and knead for a few minutes on a floured surface to prevent sticking.
5. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a clean cloth. Let the dough rise for about 30 minutes in warm and draft-free area. Cut the dough in thirds, each third will make 1 calzone
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Take the dough and roll it out with a rolling pin to be thin and roughly 12 inches to 18 inches in diameter. I try for the biggest circle I can fit in a sheet pan. 
8. Cover sheet pan with silpat (or oil) and transfer dough circle to sheet pan. 
9. Add one large handful of cheese onto half of the dough (or 2/3), leaving a clear edge all around so the dough will stick when you fold it over. 
10. Sprinkle 1/3 of veggies on the cheese
11. Sprinkle 1/3 of sauce on the veggies
12. Add on another 2 large handfuls of cheese on the top. If you cover the veggies so you can't see them it will be a LOT of cheese. 
13. Pull the uncovered dough over the toppings and push to seal all around the edges. Then, fold the edge up all around the seal to make a nice pattern and really seal it in. 
14. Brush top of calzone with milk or egg wash and cut a slit into the top. 
15. Bake in oven 30 - 35 minutes.