Carmela Soprano's Prosciutto Bread and Anna Sultana's Sausage Bread, Maltese Style

Hard to believe, but, according to Entertaining with The Sopranos, Carmela bakes bread - Prosciutto Bread.  

Don't worry.  She doesn't stick those long nails into the dough.  Sheesh!!  Can you imagine trying to get all the sticky goop out of those nails.  

Carmela uses a food processor to make her Prosciutto Bread.  She cuts up prosciutto and soppressata - 4 ounces each - and 2 ounces sharp provolone and scatters them over the bread dough before forming it into a loaf and baking it.

You don't have to run out and buy a machine to make bread.  Here's an easy meat bread recipe.

You can use different ground meats, even fake if you're worried about cholesterol.  Just add some spices, like garlic powder and oregano.

  

Yes, it is 12 tablespoons oil!

                        ANNA SULTANA'S SAUSAGE BREAD

          

grease baking pan         

preheat oven to 375º           

bake 30 min.

500 grams Italian sausage

remove casing and crumble in frying pan

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1 medium onion, chopped 

brown with sausage meat 

let cool 

  

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combine in large bowl

1 tablespoon yeast

1/4 Cup warm water          

let stand 5 minutes

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stir in 

1 cup warm milk

1 tablespoon sugar            

12 tablespoons olive oil

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add gradually 

3 3/4 Cups flour

knead 15 minutes, flatten

spread meat/onion mixture on dough

knead in and form into a round loaf

place on prepared pan

let rise 30 minutes

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combine for glaze

1 egg

1 tablespoon water

beat together and brush loaf

bake

Another recipe down.  Fifty-one more to go.