Ham and Cheese Pockets

These ham and cheese calzones get a healthy makeover with whole-wheat crust, broccoli, and reduced fat cheese.  Don’t be scared away by the homemade crust recipe, it’s very easy to work with and takes little time to prepare.  Alternatively, you can choose to use refrigerated pizza crust for the dough recipe.  Just unroll the dough, cut into 6 pieces, and make the calzones as directed below (Note: the pizza crust yields 6 calzones rather than 4)

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Ingredients (for 4 calzones)

¾ cup all purpose flour

½ cup whole wheat flour

½ cup warm water

¾ tsp yeast

¼ tsp salt

1 tsp Italian Seasoning

2 cups cooked ham, cut into small pieces

4 slices American cheese

1 cup low fat cheddar cheese, shredded

1 cup frozen broccoli florets

1 egg, beaten

Directions

Preheat oven to 425.  Add yeast to the warm water with a pinch of sugar.  Let sit for 10 minutes until the yeast is bubbly.  Combine the flours, water and yeast, salt, and Italian seasoning in a medium bowl.  Knead 5-6 minutes, or until elastic.  Cover and let rise 20-30 minutes. 

Divide dough into 4 portions and roll each portion into a small rectangle, using a small amount of flour to prevent the dough from sticking to the rolling pin.  Top each rectangle with ½ cup cooked ham, 1 slice American cheese, ¼ cup cheddar cheese, and ¼ cup of the broccoli.  Fold over the dough and pinch the edges to seal.  Brush with beaten egg.  Place calzones on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until golden brown. 

    

Grocery Item	Weekly Sale at Econo Foods (1/27/13-2/2/13)
Cheddar Cheese	Kraft Shredded Cheese (7-8 oz.) on sale 2 for $3.00 with coupon
Pizza Crust	Pillsbury Pizza Crust on sale 2 for $4.00
American Cheese	Kraft American Singles (10-12 oz.) on sale 2 for $4.00 with coupon
Broccoli	Green Giant Steamers (11.8 oz.) on sale 2 for $4.00

Grocery Item	Weekly Sale at Cub Foods (1/27/13-2/2/13)
Cheddar Cheese	Kraft Shredded Cheese on sale 2 for $4.00
Ham	Frick’s Natural Juice Boneless Quarter Sliced Hams on sale for $4.99/lb.