Pretty Easy and Delicious

One of my favorite recipes that I don't make very often is stromboli.  Meat, cheese, roasted peppers, sauteed mushrooms and onions all wrapped up in a dough and baked.

This is a recipe that I've had for several years now and even blogged about before but I thought it deserves a repeat.  Really it's a little time consuming, but the end result is worth it.  (And it really is easy to make).  This last time I made it I forgot the cheese inside so that's why I put some cheese on the top of the dough.  I'd really NOT recommend forgetting the cheese -- the cheese does a good job melting the inside ingredients together and helping it stay together to eat as finger food.

See, doesn't that look good?  :-)

Stromboli
(courtesy of Food Network)

1/2 recipe basic pizza dough
For toppings choose any variety of the following or select your own:

• sliced ham
• pepperoni or salami
• mushrooms and onions saute'd in a little butter until caramelized
• roasted red bell peppers
• sliced cherry peppers
• 1 cup of shredded cheeses - Italian mixture is usually what I use
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh herbs (parsley, basil, chives, etc.)

Olive Oil for brushing on top
Cornmeal for pizza paddle

Preheat oven (with pizza stone inside ) to 450 degrees F. (If do not have pizza stone, can use a baking sheet). Sprinkle a little flour on your work surface. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a 10 by 14-inch rectangle. Cover the rectangle with layers of your desired toppings, leaving a 1-inch border around the sides and at the top. Mix the three cheeses and the herbs together in a small bowl and sprinkle on top of the toppings.

Starting at the end closest to you, roll the stromboli into a log. Seal the dough by pinching firmly with fingertips on sides and ends.

Sprinkle a little cornmeal on a pizza paddle. Put the stromboli on the paddle. Make sure the seam is on the bottom. Use a pastry brush to brush the top and sides of the stromboli with a little olive oil. Carefully place the stromboli on preheated pizza stone. Turn down oven temperature to 400 degrees F. and bake for 35 minutes. Carefully remove from oven and let rest 5 to 10 minutes. Slice with a serrated knife.

Basic Pizza Dough
(adapted from Food Network)

1 1/4 cup warm water
1 tablespoon yeast
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon olive oil

Put all ingredients into bread machine according to manufacturer's directions for dough.

Comments

[giz]

Oh goodness - this looks to die for. I've heard about stromboli but never really had a recipe or even tried it. Definitely being tagged.

[claire]

Hope you're feeling okay! I know your kids must have had fun at Halloween.

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