Pizza Strudel or Calzones

[Kimmyh]

Pizza Strudel or Calzones

Ingredients
1 cup diced or shredded ham
1 cup mushrooms, chopped
1 cup capsicum, diced
1 cup onion or spring onions, chopped
1 cup reduced fat tasty cheese, grated
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons tomato paste or thick pizza sauce
1 tspn crushed garlic (jar or fresh)
1/2 tspn dried basil or pizza topper
8 sheets filo pastry
cooking spray

Method
Preheat oven to 200°C.
Mix all ingredients, except filo and cooking spray, in a large bowl.
Place one sheet of filo pastry on clean bench and spray with cooking spray.
Place another sheet of filo pastry on top and spray with cooking spray.
Continue layers until all 8 sheets are used.
Place pizza filling on top in centre of filo.  
Spray edges with cooking spray then fold right and left edges inwards, spray again.
Roll pastry and filling carefully to form a parcel. Spray fold side with cooking spray.
Place strudel with fold side underneath on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
Spray top of strudel with cooking spray, pierce top to let out steam.
Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve immediately as pastry will soften when left.

Notes
A favourite recipe of our household from 'Symply Too Good to Be True - Book 1
Filo stack can be cut in half to make two smaller strudels or using more filo sheets make four individual strudels.

To make into Calzones
Mix up a batch of your preferred pizza dough recipe and divide into 6 balls.
Roll each ball out into a circle shape approx. the size of a bread and butter plate, making sure dough isn't too thin.
Spread pizza strudel filling over one half of each circle.
Moisten edges of circle and fold dough over filling to form half moon shaped parcels.
Press down edges or twist to seal.  
Glaze with egg wash (one egg beaten with 1 tabs water) and place on lined baking trays or heated pizza stone.
Cook in oven preheated to 205°C for approx. 20-25 minutes (cant remember the exact time) or until golden brown.

[cookie1]

Lovely warm winter food. Thanks.

[*suzanne*]

yum kimmy definitely on my to do list;D;D

[KarenH]

Kim, these sound great!  Do you think they would freeze OK, and do you think they would be OK cold for school lunch boxes?  I am in desperate need of lunchbox inspiration at the moment.

[Kimmyh]

Karen, I think the calzones would freeze ok. Not sure about the filo pizza strudels. I don't think filo freezes well.

[Amy :-)]

Kimmy they look so yummy. Definitely on my "to make" list!!!

[achookwoman]

Thanks Kim,  love Calzone.  Will make.

[Kimmyh]

Thanks girls.
Amy, it's a good recipe to use up the leftover filo, after making my bounty day pie

[Amy :-)]

Good point Kimmy, I wish you'd posted it earlier

[mab19]

Will certainly be making these.

[KarenH]

Made a batch of these yesterday for lunches ......... used the TMX to chop up everything for the filling, and then made the EDC pizza dough to make calzones.

I made a batch of pesto first, and left a generous amount of pesto in the bowl which added a lovely flavour to the filling.  Left out the garlic because there was heaps of garlic in the pesto.

It made 6 medium sized calzones, which the kids loved warm, and also cold in their lunchboxes today.

Thanks for a great recipe Kimmy!

[Kimmyh]

Great tweak with the pesto Karen.  Glad you liked them.