Stromboli w/ Cinnamon Twists

To make one stromboli, you will need:

2 loaves frozen white bread

8-10 slices hard salami

1 pkg sliced provolone cheese

1 pkg (about 50 slices) pepperoni

1 pkg sliced mozzarella cheese

1 pkg (about 50 slices) Canadian bacon

1 small sweet onion

chopped green olives, sliced

parmesan cheese

1 jar marinara sauce

1 stick real butter

garlic salt

black pepper

The fastest way I have found to defrost the frozen bread is to smear it with butter, wrap them  in plastic wrap, and then put them in the microwave for 5 minutes at defrost temperature. After the 5 minutes, poke your finger in the center of each loaf and see if it goes all the way through.  If not, put them back in for another 5 minutes on defrost and keep doing this until they seem totally pliable.  The BEST is to follow bag directions and leave it out.

Take the stick of butter and spread it on a pan about 12" x 18" then put one of the loaves in the center of the pan.  With your very clean hands, start to flatten the bread dough out to the edges of the pan.  It will take a bit to work the dough out evenly so there aren't any thin spots...you want the dough to be fairly even in thickness.

Now place the second loaf on a clean countertop and spread out to the edges like you did with the one in the pan.  This will be the top of the stromboli.

Next you are ready to put the meat, etc. on.  You can do this in the order they are listed in the ingredients.  Optional ingredients are onions, olives, green peppers, mushrooms, sausage or anything else you might put on a pizza.  Sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top your ingredients. Pick up the second piece of dough and lay it over the first.  Go all around the edges, being careful to seal the top dough to the bottom as much as possible.  I usually pinch them together and then tuck the top under the bottom just a little.

Bake the stromboli at 350 degrees for 20 minutes and take out of oven.  Take the stick of butter and drag it across the top so it melts over the crust (don't skimp on the butter).  Then sprinkle with garlic salt and black pepper.  Put the stromboli back in the oven for another 10 minutes until it is nicely browned. Warm the marinara sauce to have ready.

I think that's everything, but if anything doesn't make sense, leave me a comment and I'll try and get back to you in a timely manner.

CINNAMON TWISTS

Defrost 1 loaf of frozen bread like you did above.  Mix about 2 scoops of sugar with enough cinnamon so it looks like cinnamon sugar : )  okay, about 1/2 teaspoon.  Butter your glass 9x13 pan.  Break off a small chunk of bread dough and roll it between your hands into a stick, then put into cinnamon sugar and twist before putting into buttered pan.  Continue until all the bread dough is used up.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until they look done.  Melt 1/2 to 3/4 of a stick of butter in with the remaining cinnamon sugar and pour over the baked twists before serving.