Italian Supreme Calzones

Ingredients:

½ batch perfect pizza crust

2 links Italian sausage, removed from casings

½ medium yellow onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

4 oz. sliced mushrooms, chopped

Sliced black olives

Red pepper flakes

10 slices pepperoni, chopped

Shredded mozzarella cheese

1 egg, lightly beaten with 1 tbsp. water for egg wash

Pizza sauce, for serving

Directions: Preheat the oven to 500° F. Place a pizza stone in the oven and let it heat for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, divide pizza dough in half on a lightly floured work surface and roll out into two rounds approximately 7-8 inches in diameter. Transfer to a piece of parchment paper about the size of your pizza stone.

In a skillet over medium-high heat, crumble the sausage and cook until browned. Transfer to a medium bowl. Return the skillet to the heat and add the chopped onion and green pepper. Sauté briefly, about 3 minutes. Mix in the slices mushrooms and sauté a few minutes more. Transfer the veggie mixture to the bowl with the sausage. Toss in sliced black olives and red pepper flakes to taste. Mix in the chopped pepperoni.

Sprinkle one half of each dough round with a small amount of shredded mozzarella, leaving a thin border around the edge. Divide the meat and veggie mixture between the two dough rounds, on top of the mozzarella. Top with more mozzarella cheese, to taste. Fold over the remaining dough on top of the cheese and filling, pinching the free edges of dough together to seal. Brush the tops of the calzones with egg wash, transfer to the heated pizza stone and bake until browned, about 12-15 minutes. Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.