Recipes For 2007

Mike's Sausage Bread

Filling

6 links of sausage (hot or mild)
6 cup shredded mozarella
1/2 cup parmesan (or romano)

Brown the sausage and chop it up. Mix cooled sausage and cheeses and set aside.

Dough

Proof 2 tbsps yeast in 2 cups of water for 5 minutes

In a mixer bowl, put in 6 cups of flour. Add the yeast. Mix on low until well combined.

Let rest about 5 minutes.

Mix again on mixer for another 5 minutes to knead the dough (or do it by hand)

Remove and transfer to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and let rise for about an hour.

After dough has risen, punch down and turn out onto a floured board.

Cut dough in half. Using 1/2 at a time, roll out to a large triangle about 1/4" thick.

Top with half of the sausage mixture, spreading it out.

Starting at a short end, begin rollilng up the dough, pinching ends tightly as you go along.

When all rolled up, cut off excess dough from sides, place on a lightly oiled sheet and let rise for about an hour.

Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Bake the loaves for about 25 minutes.

Lower the temperature to 250 degrees and continue baking for another 15-20 or when browned and they "thump" when you tap them.

Serve hot or cold with our favorite tomato sauce for dipping.