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- From: amanda@gate.net (amanda)
- Subject: Calzone with 4 Cheeses, Eggplant and Basil
- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 1995 20:34:18 +0000
- Message-ID: <3h06eq$edi@tequesta.gate.net>
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- Calzone with Four Cheeses, Eggplant And Basil
-
- This recipe is from Joanne Weir, a San Francisco-based cooking
- teacher and food writer.
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- Makes 4
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- EGGPLANT MIXTURE
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- 7 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3/4 pound eggplant, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
-
- Combine oil and garlic in small bowl. Let stand 30 minutes. Place
- eggplant in colander. Sprinkle with salt and let stand 30 minutes.
-
- Drain eggplant and pat dry. Heat half of garlic-oil mixture in heavy
- large skillet over medium heat. Add eggplant and saute until
- tender, about 8 minutes. Increase heat to high. Add vinegar and
- cook until almost no liquid remains in skillet, about 1 minute.
- Season to taste with pepper. Transfer to large bowl.
-
- Heat 1 teaspoon garlic-oil mixture in heavy small skillet over
- medium heat. Add pine nuts and saute until golden, about 2
- minutes. Add to eggplant. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and
- refrigerate remaining garlic-oil mixture and eggplant mixture
- separately. Bring to room temperature before using.)
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- DOUGH
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- 1 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
- 1 envelope dry yeast
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups (or more) bread flour
-
- Place 1/4 cup warm water in bowl of heavy-duty mixer; sprinkle
- yeast over and stir to dissolve. Let stand 10 minutes. Add remaining
- 3/4 cup water, oil, salt and then 3 cups flour; stir to combine.
- Attach dough hook to mixer and beat until dough pulls away from
- sides of bowl, about 2 minutes. Turn out dough onto lightly floured
- surface and knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if
- sticky, about 10 minutes.
-
- Lightly oil large bowl. Add dough, turning to coat. Cover with
- plastic wrap and let rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in
- volume, about 1 hour. While dough rises, begin preparation for
- assembly and baking.
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- ASSEMBLY AND BAKING
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- 1 1/2 cups grated Fontina cheese (about 5 ounces)
- 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese (about 6 ounces)
- 1 3.5-ounce log soft mild goat cheese (such as Montrachet), crumbled
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 3/4 ounce)
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
- Fresh basil sprigs
-
- Position rack in lowest third of oven. Place baking stone*, baking
- tiles* or heavy large rimless baking sheet on rack in oven. Preheat
- oven to 450 degrees for 30 minutes. Mix cheeses together in bowl.
-
- Punch dough down. Divide into 4 pieces. Roll out 1 dough piece on
- lightly floured surface to 8-inch round. Brush dough with some of
- garlic-oil mixture, leaving 1-inch border. Spread 1/4 of cheese
- mixture over half of dough, leaving 1-inch border. Cover cheese
- with 1/4 of eggplant mixture, 1/4 of bell pepper and 1/4 of sliced
- basil leaves. Brush edges of dough with water. Fold dough in half,
- covering filling but allowing bottom edge of dough to show. Fold
- bottom edge over top edge and crimp to seal. Repeat with
- remaining dough, garlic-oil mixture, cheese mixture, eggplant
- mixture, bell pepper and sliced basil leaves, forming total of 4
- calzones. Cover calzones and let stand 15 minutes.
-
- Using large metal spatula, transfer calzones to stone or preheated
- baking sheet in oven. Bake until golden brown and crisp, about 12
- minutes. Transfer calzones to platter. Garnish with basil sprigs and
- serve.
-
- *Baking stones and tiles are available at cookware stores and many
- department stores nationwide.
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