Stromboli

One of our favorite meals currently:  Stromboli.  Kind of like pizza folded up.  We do the dough in the bread machine, but I'm sure you could just mix it by hand and let it rise in the bowl.  This recipe is from "The Bread Machine Cookbook II" by Donna German.

Stromboli

1 cup + 3 tbsp. water
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
3 cups bread flour (I do up to 1/2 whole wheat)
2 1/2 tsp. yeast

When the dough is ready, roll it out into a big rectangle (I divide it in two and put half in each cookie sheet / jelly roll pan, then make each half into a rectangle). 

Put your ingredients down the middle third of the rectangle so they run the length of it.  Our favorite is ham and sausage with cheese.  Some people put pizza sauce on their filling as well before closing it up - we just pour sauce on top after it is cooked, for those who want sauce.

Fold one side of the dough over the filling, then the other side, to meet in the middle (or overlap some).  Pinch together, and pinch ends closed.

Turn it over (seam-side down) in the pan, and brush the top with olive oil.

Let rise 30 minutes. (Preheat your oven during this time).

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until done.