- 4
- 20 mins
- 45 mins
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 2 Tbls.sugar
- 1/2 teas. salt
- 2 packages rapid rise yeast (fleischmann's)
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 Tbls.butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cups chopped deli ham
- 1 cup shredded swiss cheese (4 oz.)
- 1/2 /cup chopped dill pickles
- 1 egg beaten
Preparation
Step 1
set aside 1 cup flour. mix remaining flour, sugar, salt, and yeast.
heat water, mustard and margarine to 125 degrees to 130 degrees. stir in flour mixture. mix in enough reserved flour to make soft dough. Knead 4 minutes.
on greased baking sheet, roll dough to 14 x12 inches. sprinkle ham, cheese,and pickles down center third of dough length.
make cuts from filling to dough edges at 1 inch intervals along side of filling. bring strips from opposite sides of filling together, twist and place ends at an angle across filling. cover. place large shallow pan on counter, half fill with boiling water, place baking sheet over pan, cover let dough rise 15 minutes.
brush loaf with beaten egg,
bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.
serve hot. refrigerate leftovers.