Week 21: Recipe #5--Snake-Bite Calzone

This recipe takes a bit longer, but it looks great when finished.  Plus, kids think it's pretty cool.  I found it on the Kraft Foods website (see link below).  I served this with a green salad and fruit.  Makes 12 servings.

Photo from kraftrecipes.com

You'll Need:

• 1 can (13.8 oz.) refrigerated pizza dough
• 1/2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 c. ricotta cheese
• 31 slices pepperoni, divided
• 1 egg white
• 1 drop each yellow and green food coloring, divided
• 2 manzanilla olives
• 1 c. pizza sauce

Preparation:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.  
2. Unroll dough on lightly floured work surface; roll or flatten to 17 x 10 inch rectangle.  Combine cheeses.
3. Cut 1 pepperoni slice to resemble a snake's tongue; set aside.  Arrange remaining pepperoni slices over dough rectangle; leaving 1-inch border around all sides; top with spoonfuls of the cheese mixture.
4. Roll up dough, jelly-roll fashion, starting at one long side; pinch seems together to seal.  Place seam-side down, in "S" shape on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray to resemble snake.
5. Beat egg white and yellow food coloring lightly with fork; brush about half over dough.  Add green food coloring to remaining egg white; brush randomly over dough to resemble a snake's splotched skin.  Insert olives into one end of dough for the snake's eyes.  Add pepperoni tongue.
6. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.  Meanwhile, heat pizza sauce until just warmed.
7. Serve calzone with the sauce.

Here's a picture of how mine turned out:

Recipe and link:  http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/snake-bite-calzone-127536.aspx