Why does my calzone crust lose its crunchiness within minutes of being removed from the oven?
I have tried making meat stuffed Calzones from pizza dough. It came out really crispy, but after 10 minutes or so the bread was kind of rubbery. It was weird because I made pizza the other day using the same recipe and it came out fantastic.
The dough was made from a simple mixture of 500g white flour, 400ml water, 21 gram fresh yeast cube and a tbsp of salt. I kneaded it until it was elastic and let it rise for two hours before taking it out of a warm oven and into the cold room, where it sat for three hours or so before getting into the oven.
Do you think pizza dough itself isn't fit for calzones, or was it the recipe?
Best Answer
The lack of vent holes would have been a problem.
Vent holes allow steam to escape, reducing the amount of internal moisture. This moisture will both prevent the crust from cooking fully through, and will cause the crust to soften as after it comes out of the oven.
That's not to say that there wasn't also some other problem, just this is one thing that you should correct.
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How do you keep calzones from getting soggy?
1) Preheat the oven to 400-degrees AND preheat the pan or pizza stone. This helps the bottom of the calzone get crisp enough and not soggy.Why does my pizza dough keep shrinking back?
A pizza dough that keeps shrinking is caused by an overly strong gluten network in the dough. This can be fixed in the following ways: Proofing the dough for longer as gluten relaxes over time. Bring dough to room temperature as gluten is tighter when cold.How do you tell if a calzone is done?
Place the calzone side by side on a floured baking sheet, (use 2 if needed), pizza stone or granite slab. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes on the bottom of the preheated oven until the dough is puffed up and golden on top and the filling is hot.Do you have to flip a calzone in the oven?
Flip the untouched half of the calzone onto the toppings half, making sure not to leave any holes, cover the entire thing with pizza dough.Ardore oven stress test, how to cook a calzone pizza
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