Stromboli

Welcome to the Simmons recipe blog. I was just thinking about all of the amazing food you all make and how I'd like quite a few of your recipes. Raschel and I had talked about starting this blog, so I decided it was time. I will be the first to post a recipe, but I've invited you all to be authors, so you each can post your favorite recipes or recipes by request. I really want that brownie recipe of Melynda's (the one you made for the 4th of July), and I would love Shanalee's recipe for dutch oven lasagna. So there, I've requested them.

Anyway, here's my recipe. I made this tonight because I had a ton of ham and cheese in my fridge and wanted to use it up. I got this base recipe from cooks.com, but I used the ingredients I had in my fridge (ham and cheddar and swiss).

STROMBOLI

2 c. flour 2 tbsp. oil 1 tsp. sugar 1/8 tsp. salt 1 pkg. yeast 3/4 c. warm water Mix flour, oil, sugar, and salt. Combine water and yeast. Gradually add water and yeast to flour mix. Blend well. Knead 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle a little flour in bowl; put dough in bowl. Cover and let rise in warm oven until double in size. STROMBOLI FILLING: 1/2 lb. Mozzarella cheese 1/2 lb. Provolone cheese 1/4 lb. American cheese 1/4 lb. hard salami 1/2 lb. ham 1/2 lb. pepperoni You can substitute other cheese and meat. Roll dough to 1/4 - 1/8 inch thick. Spread small amount of mustard on dough. Alternate layers of cheese and layers of meat on 1/3 of dough. Roll tight, starting with meat end. Seal edges. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 or 45 minutes. Serve with pizza sauce.

I layered ham first, then cheddar cheese, then ham, then swiss, then a few more pieces of ham. I rolled it up and cooked it for 35 minutes. Then I cooked up a packet of alfredo sauce for dipping. Gid and Eva loved it. Eva usually is sooooo picky, so I was pleasantly surprised that she ate her first helping and asked for a second. Anyway, just wanted to share a recipe that turned out to be a favorite for Kirk and the kids. Can't wait to see your posts!

Joy