Stromboli

Stromboli with pepperoni and mozzarella

Stromboli is bread stuffed with Italian cheese, meat, and veggies. My favorite stromboli recipe comes from Emeril Lagasse. The kids prefer a much simpler version with just pepperoni and cheese. Often I'll make a plain one for the kids and add some peppers, olives, sausage, etc. to the one for the grown-ups. Here's my basic stromboli recipe. Add your favorite pizza toppings and call it something good.

Stromboli
1 loaf of pizza dough or bread dough
Pepperoni, thinly sliced
2 cups mozzarella or other cheese, shredded
Pizza sauce

• Let the dough raise until double, punch it down, and spread or roll it into a large rectangle on a floured board.
• Cover the dough with pepperoni, leaving an inch border around the outside of the dough.
• Add the cheese and any other toppings.
• Roll the dough into a long log.
• Pinch the seam and edges to seal (if it's not sealed up cheese will leak out).
• Transfer loaf to a greased baking sheet.
• Brush with oil and make 1/4 inch deep slices every 2 inches across the top of the loaf.
• Bake at 375* for 25 minutes until the top is browned.
• Remove from the oven, brush with oil, let stand for 10 minutes.
• Cut into slices and serve with pizza sauce.

Notes: Frozen bread dough or refrigerated pizza dough make this recipe even easier.