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Calzone with four cheeses, eggplant and basil
Calzone Eggplant Italian
Last updated 11/12/2009 8:38:11 AM. Recipe ID 39724. Report a problem with this recipe.
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Title: Calzone with four cheeses, eggplant and basil
Categories: Italian, Main dishes
Yield: 4 Servings
---Eggplant Mixture---
7 tb Olive oil
4 Cloves Garlic; minced
3/4 lb Eggplant; cut in 1" cubes
1 tb Balsamic vinegar or red wine
-vinegar
1/4 c Pine nuts
MMMMM---------------------------DOUGH--------------------------------
1 c Warm water; (105 to 115
-degrees)
1 Envelope dry yeast
3 tb Olive oil
3/4 ts Salt
3 c (or more) bread flour
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1 1/2 c Fontina Cheese; grated
1 1/2 c Mozzarella Cheese; grated
3 1/2 oz Soft Mild Goat Cheese (Such
-As Montrachet); crumbled
1/4 c Freshly Grated Parmesan
-Cheese
1 Red bell pepper; cut into
-strips
1/2 c Thinly sliced fresh basil
-leaves
Fresh basil sprigs
EGGPLANT MIXTURE: Combine oil and garlic in small bowl. Let stand 30
minutes. Place eggplant in colander. Sprinkle with salt and let stand
30 minutes. Drain eggplant and pat dry. Heat half of garlic-oil
mixture in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add eggplant and
saute until tender, about 8 minutes. Increase heat to high. Add
vinegar and cook until almost no liquid remains in skillet, about 1
minute. Season to taste with pepper. Transfer to large bowl. Heat 1
teaspoon garlic-oil mixture in heavy small skillet over medium heat.
Add pine nuts and saute until golden, about 2 minutes. Add to
eggplant. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate
remaining garlic-oil mixture and eggplant mixture separately. Bring
to room temperature before using. )
DOUGH: Place 1/4 cup warm water in bowl of heavy-duty mixer; sprinkle
yeast over and stir to dissolve. Let stand 10 minutes. Add remaining
3/4 cup water, oil, salt and then 3 cups flour; stir to combine.
Attach dough hook to mixer and beat until dough pulls away from sides
of bowl, about 2 minutes. Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface
and knead until smooth and elastic, adding more flour if sticky,
about 10 minutes. Lightly oil large bowl. Add dough, turning to coat.
Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in warm draft-free area until
doubled in volume, about 1 hour. While dough rises, begin preparation
for assembly and baking. ASSEMBLY AND BAKING: Position rack in lowest
third of oven. Place baking stone*, baking tiles * or heavy large
rimless baking sheet on rack in oven. Preheat oven to 450 degrees for
30 minutes. Mix cheeses together in bowl.
Punch dough down. Divide into 4 pieces. Roll out 1 dough piece on
lightly floured surface to 8-inch round. Brush dough with some of
garlic-oil mixture, leaving 1-inch border. Spread 1/4 of cheese
mixture over half of dough, leaving 1-inch border. Cover cheese with
1/4 of eggplant mixture, 1/4 of bell pepper and 1/4 of sliced basil
leaves. Brush edges of dough with water. Fold dough in half, covering
filling but allowing bottom edge of dough to show. Fold bottom edge
over top edge and crimp to seal. Repeat with remaining dough,
garlic-oil mixture, cheese mixture, eggplant mixture, bell pepper and
sliced basil leaves, forming total of 4 calzones. Cover calzones and
let stand 15 minutes.
Using large metal spatula, transfer calzones to stone or preheated
baking sheet in oven. Bake until golden brown and crisp, about 12
minutes. Transfer calzones to platter. Garnish with basil sprigs and
serve.
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