Friday, December 12, 2008

Italian Sausage Bread

1 lb Italian sausage

4 oz mozzarella cheese

1 can (2.25oz) pitted ripe olives, drained

1/4 fresh parsley, snipped

1 tsp Italian Seasoning Mix

2 packages (11oz each) refrigerated French bread dough

1 can (8oz) pizza sauce



Heat a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Cook sausages 6-8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink, breaking sausage into crumbles; drain & transfer to a bowl.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Grate cheese. Chop olives. Snip parsley. Add olives, parsley & seasoning mix to sausage mixture; mix well.

On large cutting board, unroll 1 package bread dough, forming a 12x10" square. Spread half of the pizza sauce over dough to within 1" of edge. Spread half of the sausage mixture over sauce. Starting at front edge, roll dough into a cylinder; pinch to seal. Carefully transfer roll onto a rectangle stone. Repeat with remaining dough, sauce & filling mixture to form a second roll; place on baking baking stone.

Slice 8 diagonal cuts across top of each roll. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Slice into 1" slices using bread knife. Serve hot.

Yields: 12 servings