Hero Loaf
With Mazola® Vegetable Oil
SERVING SIZE
1 LOAF
TOTAL TIME
2 HOURS 10 MINUTES
SKILL LEVEL
INTERMEDIATE
Ingredients:
- 3 to 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 (2-1/4 tsp.) envelope Fleischmann’s Quick Rise Yeast
- 2 teaspoons Italian herb seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup very warm water (120°F to 130°F)
- 1 tablespoon Mazola Vegetable Oil
- 3 ounces thinly sliced cooked ham
- 3 ounces thinly sliced provolone cheese
- 3 ounces thinly sliced salami
- 1 (2-ounce) jar sliced pimientos, well drained
- 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives, drained
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- whole white sesame seed
Instructions:
- In large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, Italian herb seasoning, and salt.
- Gradually add warm water and oil to flour mixture; beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Beat 2 minutes at high speed.
- Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
- Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 4 to 6 minutes.
- Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top.
- Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes. (With Quick Rise Yeast, omit rising; proceed with shaping.)
- Punch dough down.
- Remove to floured surface; roll to 14 x 10-inch rectangle.
- Layer ham, cheese, and salami lengthwise over center-third of dough; top with pimientos and olives.
- With sharp knife, make cuts from filling to dough edges at 1-inch intervals along sides of filling.
- Alternating sides, fold strips at an angle across filling.
- Place on greased baking sheet; cover.
- Let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes.
- Brush loaf with egg white; sprinkle with sesame seed.
- Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes or until done.
