pat's Recipe

Italian Sausage Bread

Category: BREADS

1 loaf frozen bread dough
* 1 lb. Italian sausage
* 1 egg
* 1/4 C. Parmesan cheese
* 1/4 C. green pepper, chopped
* 1/4 C. Cheddar cheese, shredded
* 1/4 C. onion, chopped
* Butter, as needed

Directions

Butter frozen loaf of bread. Thaw loaf of bread dough, but don't let it rise (1 1/2-2 hours) and set aside. Crumble and brown sausages in skillet, drain well. Add remaining ingredients to browned sausage and mix well. Roll out bread dough the length of a cookie sheet and about 6 inches wide. Spread sausage mixture out evenly the length of the dough. Roll up dough and sausage in pinwheel fashion, tucking under ends. Place on greased cookie sheet. Generously butter the top and sides of loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Slice thinly when cooled.

Makes 12 servings