Meat Lovers Italian Stromboli Recipes

STROMBOLI

Steps:

• In bowl of stand mixer whisk together water, sugar and yeast . Add in flour and salt and with dough hook mix on medium speed just until dough comes together.
• Transfer to a lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400. Turn dough out onto lightly floured piece of parchment paper and roll out into a large rectangle.
• Spread your pizza sauce over dough until about 1" away from edges. Top with sliced cold cuts or pepperoni and then sprinkle with cheese.
• Roll up cinnamon roll style and transfer parchment paper to a baking sheet. Brush with lightly beaten egg and sprinkle with parmesan and parsley.
• Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes until golden. Serve hot with extra pizza sauce if desired.

MEAT LOVERS STROMBOLI

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sprinkle a little flour on your work surface.
• Roll pizza dough into a 10x14 inch rectangle. Be careful not to roll too thin.
• Cover the rectangle with layers of the toppings - pepperoni, sausage, cheese blend, parmesan cheese, italian herb seasoning to taste, pizza seasoning to taste, garlic powder to taste, red pepper flakes to taste. Be sure to leave a 1 inch border around all the sides.
• Starting at the end closest to you, roll the stromboli into a log (my husband says the pizza place does it like a jelly roll).
• Seal the dough by pinching firmly with fingertips on sides and ends.
• Cover baking sheet with foil, brushed lightly with olive oil.
• Place stromboli on prepared baking sheet. Make sure seam of stromboli is on the bottom.
• Use a pastry brush to apply olive oil to top of strombolis.
• Place on center rack of oven and bake for 20 minutes.
• Carefully remove from oven and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Slice with serrated knife.

ITALIAN MEAT STROMBOLI

Steps:

• Place dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. Mix pizza sauce and 1/8 teaspoon each garlic powder and oregano., Punch down dough. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 15x10-in. rectangle. Top with brick cheese, sauce mixture and remaining ingredients to within 1 in. of edges., Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Pinch seam to seal and tuck ends under; transfer to a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with remaining garlic powder and oregano. Bake until golden brown, 25-30 minutes.

~ MEAT LOVERS ITALIAN STROMBOLI ~

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degree F. In a medium skillet, add about a tablespoon oil and over medium heat, crumble sausage and add the salt and pepper. Brown together until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender. Drain. Add the oregano.
• 2. Now, stir in the sauce and simmer for a minute or two. Cool while preparing crust.
• 3. Spray a large sheet pan, with nonstick cooking spray. Spread out the pizza dough. ( try not to tear dough like I did)...lol Down the center of the dough ( lengthwise), place the salami in two rows. On top of that spread out the pepperoni.
• 4. Now, spread the meat sauce evenly over the salami and pepperoni. Add the cheese and sprinkle with parsley.
• 5. If need be, stretch dough over the top so it overlaps. Fold in and pinch the ends, flip over so seam is on the bottom.
• 6. Brush top with olive oil and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and basil. Place in oven and bake for 20 - 25 minuted or until golden brown.
• 7. Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with sauce or without. Enjoy! It's quite tasty.