Calzone

Calzone

Calzone is an italian dish similar to a folded pizza but has some traditional ingredients that make it very different to your average pizza.

For my calzone I went with ham, pepperoni, chorizo and cheese filling but you can really put just about anything, just experiment!

You will need:

Pizza dough: (It's not cheating buying a sachet of pizza dough mix with the yeast already in!)

Ham 1 pack
Pepperoni 100g
Chorizo 100g
Passata 200g
Fresh tomato sauce 800g (Or 2 tins of chopped tomatoes, basil, tomato puree, onion, garlic and seasoning)
Half an onion
4 Cloves of garlic
Fresh basil
Seasoning

Start by frying off the garlic and onion, then add the meat and seal if you are using chicken or similar. Now add the sauce, passata, basil, salt, pepper and some sugar and bring to the boil. Now simmer for at least 10 minutes.

While it is simmering roll out the pizza dough and make big oval shapes about half a centimetre thick. Place 2 on some baking paper and in a baking tray, each with one half hanging out of the tray ready to fold over.

Once the sauce is ready spoon a enough into each calzone to almost fill it then add a load of cheese, mozzarella or simple cheddar is good.

Now fold over the dough and press around the edge with a fork. Roll the edge up slightly and use water or egg wash to get a good seal. Remember to pierce a few holes in the top to allow air to escape.

Bake until they are golden brown and enjoy!

Butterscotch Sauce

Butterscotch sauce is great with apple pie. Just saying.

Want to give it a go? Here's what you need:

4 heaped tablespoons of butter
100g of brown sugar (light is best)
120ml of double cream
2 pinches of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

And here's how you make it:

First melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the rest of the ingredients and give it a whisk. Now cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, then finally remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.

Banoffee Cake

Banoffee Cake

If you have ever had a banoffee pie and thought there needs to be a bit more substance then this recipe could be for you!

First take a can of condensed milk, place in a pan and cover with water. Now bring to boil and simmer for around and hour.

Then blend 5 bananas with a few tablespoons of sugar (brown is best).

Now add an egg and the condensed milk (careful when opening!) to the blended banana and use an electric whisk for around 5 minutes. 

Pour onto a biscuit base made from digestive or bourbon (or both) biscuits (1 pack) and a knob of butter.

Bake in a medium heat oven for about 15 minutes or until it browns on top.

Finally top with banana and whipped cream!

Aubergine Crisps

Aubergine crisps. Slice an aubergine, rub some oil on each side, sprinkle salt and then bake for 15 minutes!