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Balsamic Caramelised Onion Calzone

An easy to make Italian version of the Cornish Pastie!

Balsamic Caramelised Onion Calzone
number of serves  makes 8
prep time 30 min prep
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ingredients

Pastry:
1½ cups self-raising flour
1 egg
2 tablespoon oil
½ cup milk

Filling:
30g butter
2 large onions, finely sliced
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
½ cup Leggo's Pizza Sauce - Garlic, Onion & Herbs
¼ cup sliced black olives
2 cups grated pizza cheese
1 egg, beaten

instructions

step 1

Sift flour into a bowl. Beat together 1 egg, oil and milk; stir into self-raising flour and mix to form a soft dough. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.

step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan and add onions and cook for 5 minutes until soft. Add the brown sugar and cook for a further 5 minutes, or until the onions are caramelised. Stir in balsamic vinegar, remove from heat and set aside to cool.

step 3

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly. Cut dough into 8 equal portions and roll out into 12cm rounds.

step 4

Spread Leggo's Pizza Sauce - Garlic, Onion & Herbs over each pastry round, leaving a 1cm border around the edge. Top with cooked onions, olives and cheese. Brush edge of dough lightly with beaten egg. Fold over pastry to enclose filling and pinch edges together and place on a baking paper lined oven tray. Brush tops with egg.

step 5

Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes or until golden.

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recipe tip

Chopped salami or ham can be added to the filling.

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nutritional information

Qty per serving QTY PER 100g
Energy 1290kJ (307Cal) 813kJ (194Cal)
Protein 13.6g 8.6g
Fat - Total 16.5g 10.4g
     - Saturated 7.7g 4.9g
Carbohydrate 25.5g 16.1g
     - Sugars 6.2g 3.9g
Dietary Fibre 2.2g 1.4g
Sodium 465mg 294mg
Potassium 257mg 162mg
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ingredients

Pastry:
1½ cups self-raising flour
1 egg
2 tablespoon oil
½ cup milk

Filling:
30g butter
2 large onions, finely sliced
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
½ cup Leggo's Pizza Sauce - Garlic, Onion & Herbs
¼ cup sliced black olives
2 cups grated pizza cheese
1 egg, beaten

instructions

step 1

Sift flour into a bowl. Beat together 1 egg, oil and milk; stir into self-raising flour and mix to form a soft dough. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.

step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan and add onions and cook for 5 minutes until soft. Add the brown sugar and cook for a further 5 minutes, or until the onions are caramelised. Stir in balsamic vinegar, remove from heat and set aside to cool.

step 3

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly. Cut dough into 8 equal portions and roll out into 12cm rounds.

step 4

Spread Leggo's Pizza Sauce - Garlic, Onion & Herbs over each pastry round, leaving a 1cm border around the edge. Top with cooked onions, olives and cheese. Brush edge of dough lightly with beaten egg. Fold over pastry to enclose filling and pinch edges together and place on a baking paper lined oven tray. Brush tops with egg.

step 5

Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes or until golden.

Balsamic Caramelised Onion Calzone
 makes 8
 30 min prep

recipe tip

Chopped salami or ham can be added to the filling.

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