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April 29, 2014

Beer Cheese Bread

Beer Cheese Bread

Florence
Prep Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm beer
  • 2 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 1 cup extra sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1 large beaten egg
  • 1 large slightly beaten egg white
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions
 

  • Dissolve yeast and sugar with warm beer in a large mixing bowl.
  • Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.
  • Fold in 2 1/4 cups of flour and cheese, milk, salt, dry mustard and red pepper to make a soft dough.
  • Knead dough for about 8 minutes, use additional flour as required
  • Cut dough in half and shape each half into a 6 inch round
  • Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray
  • Place loaves at least 4 inches apart on the baking sheet
  • Using a pastry brush, brush tops of loaves with egg whites
  • Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of the egg whites
  • Carefully cut an 1/8 inch deep lattice design across the tops of the loaves
  • Cover and let rise for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until dough doubles in size
  • Pre-Heat oven to 375F
  • Bake loaves for 15 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped
  • Remove loaves from oven and place on a wire rack to cool

April 19, 2014

Italian Calzones

Italian Calzones

Florence
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Entree
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound frozen white bread dough
  • 1 pound lean ground round beef
  • 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1/2 cup evaporated skim milk
  • 3 tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seed
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 3/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • vegetable cooking spray

Instructions
 

  • Thaw out bread the dough
  • Combine the ground round and next 9 ingredients in a large skillet and stir well
  • Stir mixture over medium heat for 10 minutes or until meat is browned
  • Add sugar, 3/4 cup tomato sauce, and salt
  • stir occasional for the next 6 minutes
  • Remove from heat and let mixture cool slightly
  • Cut dough into 8 equal portions
  • Cover the dough and take out 1 portion at a time
  • roll portion to 1/8-inch thickness and repeat with the other 7 portions
  • Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray, place each portion on it spreading them into 6-inch circles using your fingertips coated in flour
  • Using a spoon, place 1/3 cup of the meat mixture onto one half of each dough circle
  • Moisten the edges of the dough with water and fold the dough over the filling
  • Us a fork to seal the edges together
  • Using a pastry brush, lightly coat the Calzones with butter
  • Pre-heat over to 375F
  • Place baking sheet in over and bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown
  • Remove Calzones from oven
  • Use your pastry brush to again lightly coat the Calzones with butter
  • Serve immediately

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