MEAT & TOMATO CALZONES  

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INGREDIENTS:  
1 pound pizza dough  
3/4 pound ground beef (or sausage, or pepperoni)  
Four or five tomatoes very coarsely chopped  
One hot pepper, finely chopped  
Ten or twelve fresh basil leaves, chopped  
Grated Romano cheese - about 2 or three ounces to taste  

DIRECTIONS:  
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. These come out much better  
if they are cooked on a baking stone, or oil a large cookie  
sheet (not the insulated sheets (like airbake for this recipe).  
Mix the tomatoes, cheese, pepper and basil, let stand while  
doing the rest. If the dough has not risen a bit put it in  
an oiled bowl, cover it with a moist towel and let it rise  
until it is double in size. Handling the dough very gently  
so as not to punch it back down, turn it out, and cut it in  
half. Turn it out to form two circles about 10 inches in  
diameter. Cook and drain the meat. Put the dough circle over  
a plate (some will hang over the side). Put half of the meat  
and half of the tomato mixture on the dough in the center of  
the plate. Spread it out a bit. Fold one half of the dough  
over the top and press the sides together. Pick up the plate  
and turn the dough out onto the oiled pan. Do the same with  
the other one. Bake about 20 to 25 minutes, or until it is a  
brown color.