Stuffed Pizza Loaf
- 1 envelope active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, about
- 14 lb thinly sliced provolone cheese
- 14 lb thinly sliced salami
- 14 lb thinly sliced baked ham or 14 lb prosciutto
- 14 cup grated parmesan cheese or 14 cup romano cheese
- 1 large egg
- Prepare Dough: In large bowl, stir yeast and sugar into 1/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F).
- Let stand until yeast mixture foams, about 5 minutes.
- With wooden spoon, stir in oil, salt, and 1 cup warm water.
- Gradually add 3 1/2 cups flour, stirring until a stiff dough forms.
- Turn dough onto floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 7 to 10 minutes, working in more flour (about 1/2 cup) while kneading.
- Shape dough into a ball; place in greased large bowl, turning dough over to grease top.
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place (80 to 85 degrees F) until doubled, about 1 hour.
- (If making ahead, place covered bowl of unrisen dough in refrigerator for 24 hours to rise.
- When ready to use, follow recipe from Step 5 to complete.)
- Punch down dough.
- Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; cover and let rest 15 minutes for easier shaping.
- Grease large cookie sheet (17" by 14").
- On lightly floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll dough into a 16" by 12" rectangle.
- Prepare Filling: Arrange cheese slices on dough up to 1/2 inch from edges, overlapping slices slightly if necessary.
- Repeat with salami and ham.
- Sprinkle with grated cheese.
- From a long side, roll up dough jelly-roll fashion.
- Pinch seam and ends to seal, and tuck ends under slightly.
- Place loaf, seam side down, diagonally on cookie sheet.
- Cover with greased plastic wrap; let rest 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In cup, with fork, beat egg slightly.
- Brush loaf with egg.
- With knife, make 5 long diagonal slashes in top of loaf, about 1/4-inch deep.
- Bake loaf 30 to 35 minutes, until browned.
- Loosen bottom of loaf with wide metal spatula and slide onto wire rack.
- Cool slightly to serve warm, or cool completely to serve later.
- To reheat, place on cookie sheet in preheated 375 degrees F oven 10 to 15 minutes, until warm.
active dry yeast, sugar, olive oil, salt, allpurpose flour, provolone cheese, salami, ham, parmesan cheese, egg
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-pizza-loaf-50519 (may not work)