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Chris and Aunt Mary's Stromboli

This is something that Deb's Aunt Mary (she's about 90 now) and I decided to do over several glasses of wine about ten years ago for our Christmas Eve party. I used to make the pizza dough from scratch (mixed and kneaded by machine), but now I buy the dough from our favorite pizza restaurant. Stromboli is a baked pizza dough filled with meats and cheese of your choice. Some favorites are the Italian (recipe which follows); meatball and cheese; sausage and cheese; and the American-ham and American cheese. Serve it with your favorite pizza sauce on the side for dipping.

Pizza dough:
1 tsp. yeast
2 Cups high gluten pizza flour (we used bread flour)
1 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 Cup lukewarm water

Add the yeast and flour to a bread machine or mixing bowl. Add the olive oil, salt, sugar and water. Knead for about 5-10 minuets. Sprinkle the dough ball with flour or polenta (Italian corn meal) and put it in a container to rise a bit, about 1 hour. If you're not going to use the dough for a day, put it in the refrigerator to retard the rising.

Dressing:
1/4 Cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 TB dried oregano
1 tsp. sugar

Filling:
1/4 lb. Italian (Genoa) salami
1/4 lb. sliced pepperoni
1/4 lb. cappacola (sweet or hot, your choice)
1/4 lb. sharp, sliced provolone cheese
1 Cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 Cup grated Romano or Parmesan cheese

Preheat the oven to 450°. Roll the pizza dough out in a rectangle, about 1/4-inch thick (too thick and you have bread; too thin and it won't be sturdy enough for the filling). Layer the meats in the center of the dough followed by the sliced cheese and the mozzarella. Top with the grated cheese. Fold the sides in and pinch them together. Whisk the dressing ingredients together. Brush the dough with dressing to help seal it together. Fold up the ends and pinch to seal. Bake at 450° for about 15 minutes. The dough will be nicely browned and the cheeses will have melted together. Slice it and serve it with pizza sauce on the side for dipping.

Prep. time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 8

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