Homemade Sourdough Calzone Recipe

Take pizza night up a notch with these sourdough calzones. Made with a flavorful sourdough crust, fill each calzone with sauce, cheese, and your favorite pizza toppings, like red onion, green peppers, or sausage – the options are endless! 

Pizza night is always a big hit in our house. Sometimes it is a weekly occurrence. It’s a great way to clean out the fridge and pantry if you have things like peppers or onions about to go bad or if you need to use up cheese. 

Last week I mixed up my sourdough crust in the morning so it would have time to bulk rise all day. I was planning on making our usual pizzas, but then I had an idea – calzones!

It ended up being so much fun. Each kiddo was able to make a small calzone of their own and add their favorite toppings. It may have been a bigger hit than regular pizza night. 

This sourdough calzones recipe is so easy and delicious, I guarantee you’ll be making this on repeat. 

What is a Calzone?

A calzone is a turnover, typically filled with the ingredients you find on a pizza, and baked in the oven. This Italian dish is made using a leavened pizza dough. 

What’s Inside a Calzone?

Calzone filling can vary. It typically includes some variation of sauce, cheese, meat, and veggies.

Here are just a few ideas :

• Classic Pepperoni Calzone – Keep it simple with marinara sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni. Add a little ricotta for some extra creaminess, too. 
• Meat Lovers – Pack your calzone with salami, ham, sausage, and pepperoni. 
• Buffalo Chicken – Trade out the marinara for buffalo sauce and add shredded chicken and blue cheese. 
• Vegetarian ​- Add in your favorite veggies – spinach, peppers, onions, mushrooms, etc. 

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Make It Your Own – The best part about a calzone is getting creative with the filling. Make a fancy, delicious calzone with goat cheese and caramelized onion or keep it simple with a classic like pepperoni. 

The Whole Family Can Help  – Have everyone make their own calzone and pick their filling. It’s fun for the kids, and there’s no fighting over what toppings to add.

Easy to Make Ahead of Time – This is a great make-ahead dinner to have on hand for those nights you are in a pinch. Make the dough and store the dough ball in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. You can also freeze after it’s risen and been divided. Another option is to put the calzones together and either freeze unbaked or after they are baked and cooled.  

Tips

• Once you add your filling and fold the dough over, don’t forget to pinch the dough together, fold and pinch again. This extra fold and pinching will ensure none of the filling oozes out during baking.
• I like to use a pizza stone to bake these. You can also use a cookie sheet. If you do, I recommend using a piece of parchment paper so the calzones do not stick and for easy clean up.  
• For best results, use an active sourdough starter for this recipe. Learn how to make a sourdough starter here and how to maintain one here. 

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Ingredients

For the Dough

Active Sourdough Starter – For this recipe, you want your starter to be active and bubbly. Feed it 4 to 12 hours before you begin to make your dough.

Flour – I use all purpose flour.

Water

Salt – This is really important! Otherwise you will end up with a very bland dough. I prefer to use sea salt for the best flavor. 

Olive Oil

For the Filling

Sauce – We typically go with a marinara sauce, but you could also do an Alfredo sauce here, too. 

Mozzarella Cheese – Learn how to make your own mozzarella cheese here. 

Add Ins (optional) – Use your favorite pizza toppings to make these your own creations. We love pepperoni, bell peppers, and sautéed mushrooms. 

Olive Oil

Tools You May Need

Large Mixing Bowl 

Stand Mixer 

Cutting Board (optional) – If you need to chop any of your add ins. 

Rolling Pin

Pizza Stone or Baking Sheet 

How to Make Sourdough Calzones

The morning you plan to make calzones, add the ingredients to the bowl of a stand mixer. 

Using a dough hook, mix the dough on medium mixer speed until the dough passes the windowpane test. This can take up to 10 minutes or more. 

The windowpane test is when you take a small piece of dough and are able to stretch it so thin, you can see through it without it breaking. 

Place in an oiled bowl and cover with a lid or plastic wrap. Let the dough rest at room temperature for about 8 hours. 

Preheat the oven to 425 F.

Split the dough into 4 for large calzones or into 6 for small ones.

Roll each ball of dough out into a circle about 1/4 inch think.

Add sauce and toppings on one half of the dough, leaving an edge around the dough.

Fold it in half to create a half circle, pinch dough together. Then roll dough over around the edges and pinch again.

Brush with olive oil. Cut 2-3 slits on the top with a knife or razor blade. 

Bake for 20-25 minutes if you are making 4 and 15 – 20 minutes for smaller calzones or until fully cooked through and golden in color.

Bakers Timeline

9 PM: Feed your sourdough starter.

​The Next Morning

9 AM: Mix together the dough. Let it rest at room temperature for about 8 hours. 

5 PM: Split the dough, roll it out into a circle. Fill each calzone circle with sauce, cheese, and toppings. Fold over. 

5:15-5:30 PM: Bake the calzones.

How to Store and Reheat Sourdough Calzones

If you have leftover calzones, you can store in an airtight container in the fridge or you can freeze baked calzones. I would suggest flash freezing them first on a baking sheet before adding them to a Ziploc bag. 

Reheat calzones in the oven or toaster oven until warmed through. 

If you are planning to make these ahead of time, you can just make the dough and store in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze after it’s risen and been divided. You can also freeze unbaked calzones. 

FAQ

More Sourdough Dinner Ideas

• Homemade Spinach Pie Recipe With Puff Pastry
• Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe From Scratch
• Sourdough Skillet – Healthy One Pot Meal
• Best Chicken Pot Pie Recipe With Sourdough Biscuits
• Sourdough Fried Chicken

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