Erik's Pepperoni Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups warm water
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 6 1/2 cups flour
• 18 slices provolone cheese
• 1 1/2 cups pepperoni, chopped
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle yeast over water in bowl; stir to dissolve. add sugar, salt, butter and 3 cups of the flour; beat until smooth. stir in remaining flour to make soft dough.
• 2 knead 8-10 minutes, then place in greased bowl. cover; let rise 1 hour.
• 3 punch down, divide into 3 pieces.
• 4 roll each piece of dough into 12"x8" rectangle. put 6 slices of cheese and 1/2 cup pepperoni on each. roll from long side and seal.
• 5 bake on greased baking sheet at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes.