Cheeseburger Calzone

Aesthetically, cauliflower would not have been my first choice to pair this with , but that is what I had in the house.  This is a great recipe because, depending on who likes what on their burgers,  one could add various cheeses, grilled onions, mushrooms, peppers, pickles or mustard.   It's really easy to!  3 thumbs up from the kids.

Makes 8 large slices

Cheeseburger:

Pizza dough, enough for 2 crusts (recipe below)

1 lb ground beef or turkey

3/4 cup ketchup

1  1/2 cup shredded cheese (I used a combination of American and cheddar)

• Crumble and cook the ground beef
• Add the ketchup and cheese, and mix together
• Roll out half of the dough and make into a circle; placing on a pizza board (make sure cornmeal is spread over the board first to avoid sticking)
• Top with ground beef mixture
• Roll out other half of dough and place over mixture
• Seal edges of dough
• Using a knife, cut some slits though the top of the dough
• Bake at 400 degrees (I used the second to bottom shelf in the oven)  20+ minutes, or until dough is fully cooked and bubbling through 

Pizza Dough:

2  1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

1  1/2 cups warm water (to 110 degrees)

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

3  1/3 cups flour

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and brown sugar in the water.  Let sit for 10 minutes
• Stir in salt and oil.  Mix in 2  1/2 cups flour
• On a clean, well floured surface, knead dough until no longer sticky (use more flour if necessary)
• Place in a well oiled bowl and cover with a cloth.  Let dough rise until doubled. (1 hour or so)
• Punch down dough and leave for a minute
• Roll out into 2 disks

-Queenie Cuisine