WORDLESS WEDNESDAY WITH ITALIAN GROUND BEEF CALZONE

Salam and Good Morning All,...Wordless Wednesday and today for breakfast we gonna fly to Italy...a beautiful country. Yeah we gonna have..Italian  Ground Beef Calzone. Yap ...yap calzone..and the picture above is not Giant Curry Puff but it's calzone. So what is calzone ??

A calzone ( /kælˈzoʊni/, US /kælˈzoʊneɪ/, or /kælˈzoʊn/, UK /kælˈtsoʊni/; Italian: [kalˈtsoːne], "stocking" or "trouser")^[1] is a turnover that originates from Italy. It is shaped like a semicircle, made of dough folded over and filled with ingredients^[2] common to pizza.

The typical calzone is stuffed with tomato and mozzarella, and may include other ingredients usually associated with pizza toppings.

In other words calzone is a folded Italian pizza a half moon shape pizza which are far more portable than the normal pizza. Italian normally use the left over vegetables or meat for the filling. You can add cheese in your calzone if you prefer something cheesy. This bread is really yummy!!!. I made my calzone with a touch of Malaysian Fillings, I used curry powder for the ground beef fillings...suit my taste bud better. Add some mozarella and cheddar cheese...my goodness so...so..good!!!

Ground Beef Italian Calzone

4 cups all-purpose flour

4-1/2 teaspoons quick-rise yeast

2 teaspoons brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1-1/2 cups water

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 egg, beaten -egg wash

Directions

In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, yeast, brown sugar and salt. 

In a small saucepan, heat water and oil to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Cover and let rest in a warm place for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the fillings

250 g minced beef

2 onions diced

1 strig curry leaves

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese(optional)

salts pepper to taste

1 packet beef curry powder

5 clove garlic*

11 shallots*

2" ginger*

3 tbsp cooking oil

Blend * ingredients and mixed with curry powder

Heat up oil saute the diced onions till soft. 

Add in the mix curry powder with the blended ingredients. 

Add curry Leaves and fry till fragrant. Add the ground beef and cook till beef tender. 

Add water if necessary. Add pepper and salts to taste. 

Fry till dry and remove and allow to cool

To assemble the calzone

On a floured surface, roll each piece into a 7-in. circle. Place filling on half of each circle. 

Fold dough over filling; pinch seams to seal.

Place on greased baking sheets.

Brush with egg. Sprinkle with sesame seed (optional)

Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 8 servings.

Salam and Selamat Pagi All..apa macam?? Sihat-sihat semua..apa kata pagi ini kita terbang ke Italy...sarapan dengan Italian Ground Beef Calzone? Calzone????. calzone adalah sejenis pizza..tetapi bukan bulat dia berbentuk bulat sabit..sekali pandang di atas  nampak macam karipap gergasi..tak...bukan karipap gergasi tetapi pizza bulat sabit. Macam piza rasanya sedap..inti didalam boleh dibuat apa aje.inti karipap pun boleh. orang Itali biasanya menggunakan bahan-bahan lebihan makan malam..macam kita kat sini bahan lebihan kita buat nasi goreng..dia orang buat calzone.  Untuk sarapan pagi ini intinya saya buat ikut tekak kitalah..macam inti karipap tapi saya biarkan plain guna daging kisar aje dan letakkan sedikit keju. Biasanya dia orang makan dengan sos..tapi dah inti kita cukup rasa rempah karinya..saya makan kosong aje..sedap..makan panas-panas

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