Italian Hero Loaf
Ready In: 35 mins
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
- 3 -3 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 package fast rising yeast
- 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup very warm water
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1⁄4 lb pepperoni, sliced
- 1⁄4 lb hard salami, sliced
- 1⁄4 lb baked ham, sliced
- 1⁄2 lb provolone cheese or 1⁄2 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 C flour, sugar, yeast, seasoning and salt.
- Gradually add oil and water, beating with whisk or mixer on low till well mixed.
- Add in remaining flour to make a soft dough.
- Knead dough till smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Cover with a towel and let rest 10 minutes.
- Roll dough into a 14X10 rectangle, and layer deli meats and cheese down center third of dough from end to end.
- With a sharp knife, make slits on both outer thirds of the dough about one inch apart.
- Alternating sides, fold the strips over filling at an angle,"braiding" the dough.
- Preheat oven to 400 and let loaf rise till the oven is ready.
- Bake till golden, about 25 minutes.
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