Homemade Pizza Pockets

One meal we really like is pizza pockets. Some people call them calzones.... but in our family, they are simply known as pizza pockets.

One son usually chooses this for his birthday meal and we all enjoy them and wonder why we don't make them more often than we do.

 The first step is to make a batch of homemade bread.... I usually use the easy recipe found here:
 Basic Homemade Bread Recipe

When the dough has risen for the first time, it is ready to use.










While the bread is rising for the first time, I make the filling - a mix of:

2 cartons cottage cheese
8 oz bag of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
cooked hamburger-I just pull mine out of the freezer and thaw-
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Italian seasoning
3 eggs, beaten

Take a ball of dough and spread it thin on a greased cookie sheet..... then put a line of filling down the center.

Fold one side over the filling to the other side.... and pinch the edges together.

 This is what it looks like.... now it needs to rise.



Below are several pizza pockets on the pan, in different stages... some completed, some with the filling on and needing to be closed up... and there is also one glob of dough waiting to be spread out.

They are not perfectly shaped.... and that hasn't mattered... my family loves these. :) 

 I make quite a few of these, so if you don't want to make a lot like this, you can reduce the amount of filling you make.

One time we made an even larger amount of filling and we got tired of making the pizza pockets... so we made the rest of it into a deep dish pizza - the dough, the filling...sauce and cheese on top... it was great. :)

The pizza pockets raise and when raised, they go into the oven...
 400 degrees for about 20-30 minutes or so.... watch to see when they seem done. When they come out of the oven, I put a clean dishtowel over them until ready to serve, to keep them soft.

 We always serve it with hot pasta sauce... everyone gets their own bowl for dipping.  We also love to drink kombucha with it. :)

 The extras go on the table... you can tell that they don't look perfect... although each time we do it, they are looking better and better.  They taste great!

They are not difficult to make... we just make SO many at a time that we tend to put it off, but we always LOVE this meal.  I make extras and put them(already baked) in the freezer... they freeze very nicely and are great to pull out and heat at a later time.

Sometimes I change the filling... and put pepperoni in, instead of hamburger, or put both meats in... or more cheese... or a bit of sauce inside. There are many possibilities... they all taste great.

My kids think it is time for me to make these again, since they know I am writing this post. :)

Thank you for joining me today...






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