1 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
4 teaspoons yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 ¼ cups warm water
3 ½-4 ½ cups bread flour
½ cup sugar
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 cups water
½ cup baking soda
kosher salt for sprinkling
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water. Let stand about 10 minutes.
2. In your KitchenAid bowl, combine 3 ½ cups flour, ½ cup sugar and 1 ½ tsp. salt. Make a well in the center; add the oil and yeast mixture. Mix with dough hook. Add more flour if dough is too sticky. Knead 3-4 minutes.
3. Cover dough with plastic wrap, and set in on a greased plate in proofing oven to rise until it has doubled in size, approximately 30 minutes.
4. Gently punch down dough. Before shaping, start preheating the oven to 425 degrees, using convection bake setting.
5. Cut the dough into 12 pieces. Roll each one until it’s about 15-inches long and the thickness of your finger. Twist each into a pretzel.
6. Mix water and baking soda in your largest stock pot. Bring to a boil.
7. Dip each pretzel in boiling soda water for 5 seconds. Place on greased baking sheet, lightly sprinkle with kosher salt and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cut each pretzel in half before serving. Serve with mustard.
2 ½ cups very warm water (120˚ to 130˚)
2 tablespoon yeast
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
6-7 cups bread flour
3 c. part skim Ricotta cheese
3 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
12 oz. finely chopped cooked ham
1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
2 green peppers, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 jar (28 oz) spaghetti sauce for dipping
1. In your Kitchen Aid bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. Add sugar, salt and 6 cups flour, using flat beater.
3. Mix to form dough. If more flour is needed, add enough until dough no longer sticks to bowl. Mix about 3 minutes, using dough hook. Let dough rest for 10 minutes on a greased plate, loosely covered with plastic wrap in proofing oven.
4. Meanwhile, mix cheeses, ham and oregano in a bowl.
5. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Add pepper and onion and sauté until soft and onion becomes translucent.
6. Form dough into 11 balls. Roll each ball into a circle.
7. Place a portion of cheese filling and vegetable mixture in center of circle.
8. Fold circle and seal with water and fork.
9. Place on a baking sheet. Continue to form remaining calzones. Pierce each calzone once on top with a fork for venting.
10. Let rest another 10 minutes in proofing oven.
11. Bake at 375 degrees on convection setting (lower oven) for 20 minutes. On the convection bake setting, you can bake all pans in the same oven at the same time; just place on separate racks.