Bread Machine Calzone

This is my current favorite dinner to make.  It's versatile, quick, and easy.  I've tried all different pizza toppings for the filling inside-- chicken and Alfredo sauce, smoked sausage and marinara sauce, all kinds of veggies, chicken and barbecue sauce.  Of course, every topping has cheese.  The dough is perfect for calzones.  If you don't have a bread maker, you could use a mixer to make the dough.   Don't let the criss-cross pattern of the crust intimidate you.  It is super easy to make.  Olivia practically did this one all by herself.

1  1/4 C water

2 tsp active dry yeast

1  1/2 T white sugar

3 C bread flour -- more or less until dough does not stick to your finger when touched

1 tsp salt

1 tsp powdered milk

3/4 C sliced pepperoni

3/4 C pizza sauce

1  1/4 C shredded mozzarella cheese

2 T butter, melted

Italian seasoning

Parmesan cheese

To make dough:  Place water, sugar, flour, salt, powdered milk, and yeast in the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer.  Select Dough cycle.  After cycle is completed, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface.  (I take the dough out after it has mixed and raised one time.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Roll dough into a 16 x 10 inch rectangle.  Transfer to a lightly greased cookie sheet and spoon pizza sauce lengthwise down the center of the dough.  Add pepperoni and cheese on top.  Make diagonal cuts 1  1/2 inches apart down each long side of the dough rectangle, cutting to within 1/2 inch of the filling.  Criss-cross cut strips of dough over the filling and tuck ends in.  Brush top of calzone with melted butter.  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 45 minutes, or until golden brown.  Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes, then slice and serve.