Best Cannoli Dessert Calzone Recipes

CANNOLI DESSERT CALZONE

Steps:

• Dough Directions: In an electric mixing bowl, whisk the yeast, sugar, water and lard together to make a paste. Add the flour and salt and mix, using a dough hook, until the dough comes away from the sides and crawls up the dough hook. Remove the dough from the bowl. Grease the bowl with olive oil and place the dough back in the bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and divide dough in half. Roll the dough into balls, cover, and let the dough rest for 15 to 20 minutes. The dough is ready to be shaped.
• Yield: dough for 2 (12-inch) pizzas. Use half of the recipe for this calzone.
• Preheat a deep fryer to 350°F.
• Roll dough into a 12-inch circle, about 1/2-inch thick. In a bowl, combine mascarpone, ricotta, confectioners' sugar, chocolate chips, and toasted walnuts. Place cheese filling over half of the dough. Fold the other half of the dough over the filling. Seal the edges well by pinching the dough together.
• Carefully drop into deep fryer and fry until golden, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Let cool slightly before serving.
• Alternately, preheat oven to 500°F If you have one, place a pizza stone on the bottom rack of the oven.
• Dust pizza peel or baking sheet with cornmeal. Place rolled out dough on peel. Top with filling and seal, as directed above.
• Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until dough is golden brown. Let cool slightly before serving.

CANNOLI CREAM CALZONE WITH HONEY AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 500 degrees. Lightly oil a baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, stir together the ricotta, honey, orange zest and cinnamon.
• Lightly flour a work surface, and stretch or roll each piece of dough into a 6-inch round. Spread half the ricotta mixture on one side of each round, leaving a half-inch border. Brush the edges of one dough round with water, and fold dough in half, over filling; pinch the edges of the dough together to seal. Repeat with second dough round.
• Transfer calzones to baking sheet. Brush the tops with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Bake until crusts are golden brown and firm, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and drizzle with additional honey before serving.