Okay, I have a new favorite way to use up leftovers. Janelle has said repeatedly how wonderful it is, but like bagels, I thought it might be too hard. Really, all I can say is the more I try, the easier things are to make/bake. Here is the recipe I used for my bread: Mix 2 1/4 cups flour with 1 Tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt and 1 Tbsp instant yeast. Stir in 1 cup warm water and 1 Tbsp olive oil. Mix in enough of 1 more cup of flour to make a soft dough (I probably only used 1/2 cup more). Knead.
Roll out to a 10 X 14 rectangle ON YOUR BAKING SHEET. Put your filling on the middle third of the dough. In my case, I put a layer of American cheese, a layer of bbq pork and another layer of cheese. Cut the outer thirds into 1 inch strips equally on both sides. Alternating sides, criss cross over the filling.
Cover with a towel and let rise 25 minutes. Bake 400 degrees for 25 minutes. I brushed butter over the top after baking to keep it soft.
You could literally fill this with anything. I am thinking a Reuben-esque filling with sauerkraut, corned beef, Swiss cheese and thousand island dressing would be really good; so would meatballs and spaghetti sauce; so would turkey, gravy and stuffing....the possibilities are endless. Tasty Tuesday is here.
Tempt your tummy Tuesday is here.
Tuesdays at the table are here.
$5 Dinner Challenge is here. P.S. I am getting up at 6am tomorrow to attempt homemade maple bars; wish me luck! If they turn out, you will see them here soon, otherwise, well, you know what happened. Tweet
16 comments:
I do something similar with pizza dough--our favorite filling is Tex-Mex--ground meat with taco seasoning and a drained can of whole kernel corn, plus whatever cheese I have on hand.
I never really thought of using left-overs--I see I need to stretch my thinking, here!
That looks yummy! Thanks for sharing.
I know I would make it look so messy and ugly, yours is perfect!
I love meals like this!
I've made calzone and stromboli, but never thought of filling it with leftovers. Great idea!
I've never tried a stuffed bread before. It actually looks fairly easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
I made this last night! Ours was ham and cheese, and it was pretty tasty. Yours was much prettier than mine though. I had some dough technical difficulties.
Sounds yummy and looks so cool, I'm gonna try this!
I usually use the frozen bread dough to do things like this. I don't usually have the time or talent to make bread from scratch. Great idea,to fill it with leftovers!
that looks beautiful and oh-so-delicious!
Yum, yum, yum!! What a great idea!
Sorry Mr. Linky didn't work this week. :-(
Yum! THe possibilities are endless with this one. Sweet, savory, hmmm...
Thanks for sharing!
Sherry
This looks amazing! Just found your site and I LOVE IT!!! I'm also a "once scared but overcomer" bread maker. My husband loves the smell of bread filling our home- this one will be even better since it's filled with meat and cheese! Thanks!
Thanks for this creative recipe idea. And I just posted Friday's Feasts over at Momtrends. I hope you’ll stop by and link up! Here's the link:
http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/06/friday-feasts-lobster-salad.html
What a tasty & appetizing filled bread! wonderful!
MMMMMMM...!!! Great for a party to serve with a lovely salad!
I love doing this! Whether pizza toppings, or leftover taco filling, or sloppy joes, or my fav: a chicken cordon bleu mix.... endless possibilities! Mmm!!
Found you through SITS! :-)
Check out my Mixed Berry Streusel Pie recipe!
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