Rocket and Ricotta Calzones

Ingredients for Rocket and Ricotta Calzones

• 1 large garlic clove, minced

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 140g baby rocket (8 cups packed)

• 170g whole-milk ricotta (160ml )

• 90g whole-milk mozzarella, coarsely grated

• 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

• 1 large egg yolk

• 1/4 teaspoons salt

• 1/8 teaspoons black pepper

• 450g frozen pizza dough, thawed

• an oiled 17- by 12-inch heavy baking sheet

How to make Rocket and Ricotta Calzones

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 232°C.

Cook garlic in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add rocket and cook, stirring frequently, until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a sieve and press hard on rocket to squeeze out as much excess liquid as possible, then coarsely chop.

Stir together ricotta, mozzarella, Parmigiano-Reggiano, yolk, salt, and pepper until blended, then stir in rocket.

Quarter dough, then roll out each piece into an 8-inch round with a rolling pin. Put one fourth of cheese filling (about 80ml ) in centre of 1 round and fold dough in half to enclose filling and form a semicircle. Press edges together to seal. Beginning at 1 end and working toward the other, stretch sealed edge outward, pinching and rolling edge to form a rope. Transfer to baking sheet. Make 3 more calzones in same manner, transferring to baking sheet.

Bake calzones until golden and puffed, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes before serving.

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