Sausage Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup powdered milk
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 3 cups flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cooking oil
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 lb sausage
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup black olives, chopped
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom pieces
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 jalapeno, chopped

Recipe

• 1 to make dough:
• 2 in blender, mix powdered milk, dry yeast, and warm water. let stand for 5 minutes. blend 20 seconds at medium speed.
• 3 add to blender mixture, egg, salt, sugar and cooking oil. blend 10 seconds.
• 4 in large bowl, sift 3 cups of flour.
• 5 pour blender mixture into flour; stir. cover bowl and let rise for about 2 hours in warm place.
• 6 for sausage filling: saute sausage and onion until done. drain and place in mixing bowl.
• 7 add black olives, mushrooms, cheddar cheese and jalapeno. mix well.
• 8 to make the bread: after dough has risen, turn onto lightly floured surface. flour to working consistency. divide bread dough into two equal sized pieces.
• 9 place on floured work surface and roll each into oblong pieces.
• 10 place half of sausage mixture on each piece of dough.
• 11 fold ends in (about 1-2") and roll long sides to make a "jelly roll" with the dough and sausage mixture. pinch edges to seal.
• 12 place on sprayed cookie sheet (or silpat), seam side down.
• 13 allow to rise for 1 hour.
• 14 bake for 30 - 45 minutes until brown.