After a four-day business trip that ran into the weekend, I was looking forward to spending a quiet night at home with the hubby on Saturday. What I wasn’t looking forward to was cooking. I had pizza on my mind, and since the Z Pizza in Arlington has yet to introduce the GF crust to its menu and Uno’s is just too far, I had to cook it myself. After some debating about pizza choices, we settled instead on calzones.
Gillian’s is the only GF dough I know that could be folded into a traditional calzone, but Wegman’s is as far as Uno’s, so I was on my own. After several google searches, I ran across this recipe from New Zealand.
I used The Gluten Free Gourmet’s “Bette’s Four Flour Bread Mix” (for a 12 cup batch to keep in your fridge … 3 cups garfava bean flour, 1 cup sorghum flour, 4 cups cornstarch, 4 cups tapioca flour, 3 tbsp xanthan gum, 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp egg replacer [I prefer 2 tbsp - it improves the texture], 3 envelopes of unflavored gelatin, 3/4 cup sugar), and it worked well.
Here’s the recipe in U.S. measurements:
2 1/4 cups gf bread mix
2 tbsp yeast
1/4 cup of olive oil
2 cups warm water
With an electric blender, mix gf bread mix, yeast, oil and water for 8 minutes. For a large calzone, spread 1/2 of the batter on a greased cookie sheet. Load in your favorite fillings (cheese, sauce, meats, veggies) and leave a 1/2 inch to an inch around the border.
With a spatula, spread the remaining batter over the fillings, extending it out to the crust, creating a seal for the calzone.
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes (when the top is golden brown).
The end result was delicious, even though I made one large calzone rather than four smaller ones. Just a few tips … be sure to grease the entire pan – sides too. I had some issues with the crust. Also, you may want to save a little more than half for the top layer of crust … it needs to cover the insides and make the seal all the way around. I topped mine with parmesan and kosher salt for a little extra kick.
Enjoy experimenting with your calzone. Let us know how it comes out!
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You should be able to get Gillian’s at WholeFoods too. They have it at their Clarendon and Old Town locations for sure. Also look for the Bobs Redmill GF pizza crust mix, it’s Brooke’s favorite and they have it at the Clarendon WholeFoods and Wegmans. In fact, Brooke may have to do a follow up post because we’re making calzones tonight!