Bread Machine Calzone

I warned Big Chubb that I was going to mix up our usual Friday night pizza and make this calzone instead.

Thanks allrecipes for the picture!

1 1/4 cups water
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
3 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon powdered milk
3/4 cup sliced Italian sausage
3/4 cup pizza sauce
1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions
1. To make dough: place water yeast, sugar, flour, salt and powdered milk in the pan of a bread machine, in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle. After cycle is completed, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface.
2. Meanwhile, brown sausage for about 8 to 10 minutes in a large skillet over medium heat. Drain excess fat and reserve.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
4. Shape dough into a 16 inch by 10 inch rectangle. Transfer to a lightly greased cookie sheet, and spoon pizza sauce lengthwise down the center of the dough, followed by the browned sausage and the cheese. make diagonal cuts 1 1/2 inch apart down each long side of the dough rectangle, cutting to within 1/2 inch of the filling. Criss-cross water. Brush top of calzone with melted butter.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes, then slice and serve.

I was confused by the sliced Italian sausage that needed browning. We had it with just pepperoni inside. There was a lot of bread to the filling.

Big Chubb and I liked it enough, but it was quite a bit of work for pizza. Little Chubb and Baby Chubb didn't care for it, and complained about eating it with no sauce. I will probably keep to regular pizza for our Friday Night Pizza.