Delicious Vegan Calzones 🥟🌱—crispy on the outside, filled with savory veggies and dairy-free cheese for a plant-based treat.
🛒 Ingredients
Dough:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 🌾
- 1 tsp instant yeast 🥄
- 1 tsp sugar 🍚
- ½ tsp salt 🧂
- ¾ cup warm water 💧
- 2 tbsp olive oil 🫒
Filling:
- 1 cup chopped spinach 🌿
- 1 cup diced bell peppers 🫑
- ½ cup mushrooms 🍄, sliced
- ½ cup vegan mozzarella 🧀🌱
- 1 tsp garlic powder 🧄
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning 🌿
- Salt and pepper to taste 🧂
For Assembly:
- ¼ cup marinara sauce 🍅 (for dipping)
👩🍳 Instructions
First of all, combine flour 🌾, yeast 🥄, sugar 🍚, salt 🧂, warm water 💧, and olive oil 🫒 in a bowl. Next, knead until smooth and elastic, then let it rise for 1 hour in a warm place 🌞.
Then, preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) 🔥 and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper 📝.
After that, roll out the dough into small circles 🥯. Meanwhile, mix spinach 🌿, bell peppers 🫑, mushrooms 🍄, vegan mozzarella 🧀🌱, garlic powder 🧄, Italian seasoning 🌿, salt 🧂, and pepper 🌿 in a bowl.
Next, spoon the filling onto one half of each dough circle 🥯 and fold the other half over, sealing the edges with a fork ✨.
Subsequently, brush with olive oil 🫒 and bake for 20–25 minutes 🔥 until golden brown.
Finally, serve hot with marinara sauce 🍅 for dipping and enjoy your savory, plant-based meal 😋✨.
🌟 Benefits of Vegan Calzones 🥟🌱
- First of all, they are 100% plant-based and dairy-free 🌱🥛❌, suitable for vegans and those avoiding dairy.
- Moreover, vegetables 🌿🫑🍄 provide fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, supporting overall health 💚.
- In addition, homemade dough 🌾 allows control over ingredients, avoiding preservatives and additives.
- Furthermore, baking instead of frying creates a lighter, healthier meal ✨.
- Not only that, these calzones 🥟🌱 are versatile and customizable, letting you add your favorite veggies or plant-based cheeses 🧀.
- As a result, Vegan Calzones 🥟🌱 are a hearty, flavorful, and satisfying plant-based meal perfect for lunch, dinner, or snack time 😋✨.
