Name: Stromboli Sandwich
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed; 1/4 pound sliced ham; 1/4 pound sliced pepperoni; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 1/4 cup chopped green pepper; 1 jar (14 ounces) pizza sauce, divided; 1/4 pound sliced mozzarella cheese; 1/4 pound sliced bologna; 1/4 pound sliced hard salami; 1/4 pound slice Swiss cheese; 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Our stromboli sandwich recipe has four kinds of meat, two kinds of cheese, onions, peppers, herbs and spices baked in bread dough, just as it ought to be.

Ingredients

2 loaves (1 pound each) frozen bread dough, thawed

1/4 pound sliced ham

1/4 pound sliced pepperoni

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped green pepper

1 jar (14 ounces) pizza sauce, divided

1/4 pound sliced mozzarella cheese

1/4 pound sliced bologna

1/4 pound sliced hard salami

1/4 pound slice Swiss cheese

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon pepper

2 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

1 Prep the dough

2 Let the bread dough rise in a warm place until doubled, keeping it covered with a clean kitchen towel or storage wrap so it doesn’t dry out and form a skin. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Punch down the dough with your knuckles to release some of the air. Combine the two dough loaves and roll them into one 15x12-inch rectangle.

3 Add some of the meat, veggies and pizza sauce

4 Layer the ham and pepperoni on half the dough lengthwise. Sprinkle the chopped onions and green peppers on top. Spoon 1/4 cup pizza sauce evenly over the top.

5 Finish with the cheese, meat, spices and a little more sauce

6 Layer the sliced mozzarella, bologna, salami and Swiss cheese over the sauce. Sprinkle the top with the dried basil, oregano, garlic powder and pepper. Spread another 1/4 cup pizza sauce on top.

7 Seal the edges

8 Fold the plain half of the dough over the filling, then seal the edges well by pinching and folding. Place the stromboli on a greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Editor’s Tip: You could also make this stromboli a little more authentic and roll it up like a cinnamon roll.

9 Slide the baking pan into the oven and bake until it turns golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. As soon as the stromboli is out of the oven, brush the top with melted butter. Heat the remaining pizza sauce and serve it with the sliced stromboli. Enjoy!