Sausage Bread

By arkeu50

Ingredients

• Bread:
• 1 C Hot tap water
• 1 package of instant rapid rise yeast (I use Freischmann's)
• Pinch of sugar
• 1 Teaspoon of salt
• 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
• 3 Cups of flour (plus a little extra for kneading), I use All Purpose
• Filling:
• 1 package (at least 4 links) of Hot Italian Sausage
• 1/2 Onion
• 1/2 Green Pepper
• 2 Garlic Cloves
• 1/8 Teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
• 1/4 Teaspoon Oregano
• 1/2 Teaspoon Basil
• 1 Tablespoon parmesan cheese
• 2 Tablespoons of bread crumbs
• 8 ounce package of mozzarella cheese

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from instructables.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make some dough

To make the dough follow these simple steps:

Add 1 package of instant rapid rising yeast (Freischmann's in my case) and stir a few times

Add a pinch of sugar to the yeast

Dump the yeast mixture into a mixing bowl

Add the teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of olive oil

Mix in flour 1/2 cup at a time

Dump the mixed ingredients onto a clean lightly floured surface - knead 5-10 minutes.

The dough will be done when it feels smooth and elastic
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and then a towel.

Put it aside for rising (about 1 hour at room temperature until it is roughly double in size)


Sausage Mix

Cook the sausage in a frying pan (a non-stick pan, or use cooking spray/olive oil) on medium to high heat

Reduce the heat to somewhere between low and medium

Mince (chop up into small pieces) 1/2 peeled onion, 1/2 green pepper cored and seeded and add to the cooked sausage

Add 2 peeled garlic cloves through a garlic press (if you don't have one, just cut the garlic into very small pieces)

Let the mixture cook for a few minutes

Add in spices: 1/8 teaspoon red hot pepper flakes, 1/4 teaspoon oregano, 1/2 teaspoon basil, and 1 teaspoon parsley. Let it cook for a few minutes longer and turn off heat

Add 1 tablespoon of parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs (this thickens up the sausage filling. It can be omitted if you don't want it)

Finally, add the 8 ounce package of mozzarella cheese

Make sure that the dough has risen to roughly double in size (approximately 1hour)

Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F. I like to use the convection setting that circulates the heat, but not all ovens have this.

Add the filling mixture to the top of the dough

Put the dough onto the cooking sheet seem side down (I used parchment paper but you don't have to) and add a little olive oil to the top and bottom of the loaf.

Place the bread into a pre-heated over

Once the bread has turned a very light golden brown (make sure to keep an eye on it so it doesn't over-cook) remove it from the oven slice it up and enjoy!