Calzones for Brownies

18 years ago

Thanks to Lou, Chase, Joanne, and Teresa :-)

The Brownie meeting is over, and my eleven little Brownies are very full. I made 2 batches of Joanne's pizza dough, and one batch of her sauce (out of this world...margherita pizza, here I come). I cut a template of 6" in diameter for the calzones, and traced it onto eleven pieces of parchment paper. I had the Brownies pull a hunk of dough from the bowl, and weigh it to get approximately 5 oz. Then they floured their hands, covered the dough balls with the flour, and placed the balls onto the parchment. They patted out the dough until it filled the circle. Next, they put a spoonful of sauce into the center of the dough circle and spread it around. Sprinkled some cheese, and added pepperoni if they wanted. I helped them use the parchment paper to close the circles into calzones (much easier than using your hands). Then I used an egg wash on them, since the girl who is allergic to eggs didn't show. And I baked them for about 25 minutes. After cooling, the girls dug into them. My daughter and one other girl actually finished theirs. The others wrapped and took them home. I feel so fulfilled having helped them experience this cooking adventure. One or two of the girls (prompted by their moms, I'm sure) even asked me when my cooking show was airing :-)

Here's some pics...

The calzones before going into the oven

Brownies coloring while waiting (mine's in the pink camouflage pants)

The finished product

Nancy

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lindac
18 years ago
You're a good mama....and it looks like they are good kids!...But maybe not..LOL! I seem to have forgotten what a mob of little girls is like. Squirlley wiggle worms! LOL! Don't cha just love em!
Linda C
proudmamato4
Original Author
18 years ago
Linda, thanks and LOL! This is how the troop leader got their energy spent:
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lpinkmountain
18 years ago
That is TOO cute!
:)
Intially when I read the title of the post, I thought you were offering to trade calzones for brownies. That would be a tough choice for me, lol!
hawk307
18 years ago
Nancy:
Glad, everything turned out great and it's good she doesn't look like you . LOL
Shame they have to grow up.

I'm not used to making things that small.
I even made a 6 lb. Braciole. They are usually about 12 oz.
And I'm not a Texan !!! Good thing.

You will have to try a Stromboli next!
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proudmamato4
Original Author
18 years ago
Lou, shame! She actually does look like me, and if you want the chance to take my MIL to Calabria, you'd better watch it :-) She's already waiting..

And I do want to try to stromboli, since I've seen the pictorials. My MIL, surprisingly, has never made either calzones or strombolis. Said she never felt the desire.

And here's moi (for the record):

Nancy
trixietx
18 years ago
How fun, my kids are 29 and 24, but it always thrills me when I see one of their friends or get a Thank you card for a wedding or baby gift and they say how much fun they had at our house.

Enjoy them, they won't be little girls forever. I think their calzones look great and I imagine just as tasty!
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18 years ago
Nancy what a blast! You and she and the calzones are beautiful!

Put those pics and thoughts in your memory book, 'cause it is all too easily forgotten.

Hope you are sipping on that wine mama, you deserve it!
mustangs81
18 years ago
I'll bet they really had a great time. And you are a good Mamma. Very nice pictures too.
sheshebop
18 years ago
Awesome. And I see where your daughter gets her beauty from.
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jcrowley99
18 years ago
Nancy, I'm so glad the recipes worked well for you! The girls are all so cute, and they look like they were having a great time! I'll bet you had a great time too!
I used to love doing stuff with my son and his friends when he was young. Now I'm going to have to make some calzones, just looking at those pictures made me hungery - the girls did a great job. By the way, your daughter is a real cutie!

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teresa_nc7
18 years ago
Darling Brownies, great looking calzones, and beautiful Proudmama and her children! Sounds like the cooking class was a success!
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doucanoe
18 years ago
What a fun brownie meeting! We never did anything that much fun when I was a brownie (of course they hadn't even invented dirt yet at that time....)

The girls are adorable and you are a beauty, too!

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caliloo
18 years ago
What fun!

Those calzones look delish and I bet the girls had an absolute blast making them. I did the outdoor cooking thing with my sons cub scouts a couple of years ago - it is so much fun cooking with kids.

Fot the record - your daughter does look just like you and you are both very pretty!

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proudmamato4
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18 years ago
You guys are so darn sweet! Thanks for all the nice comments.

I was positively glowing after the meeting. I could tell that all the girls really had an exceptional time. But I wish I wouldn't stress so much prior to these events. Guess it's the perfectionist Virgo in me :-)

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