Salami Cheese Bread

mapuana's Note:

Great salami cheese bread recipe from my Mom's best friend, Ann. She brought this recipe from her home in Naples, Italy. Great comfort food from my childhood... (Prep time includes time for bread to rise.)

• Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 3 round l ...

• ½ lb hard salami
• ½ lb provolone cheese or ½ lb mozzarella cheese
• 1 lb bacon (cut up and fry. Save 1/3 C. grease.)

Dough

• 2 (¼ ounce) packages yeast
• 3 cups warm water
• ¼ tablespoon salt
• 8 cups flour
• 2 ½ tablespoons baking powder

Directions:

1. When buying salami and cheese, have the deli counter slice these about 1/4 thick in order to cut into cubes.
2. Mix 2 pkg. yeast in 3°C warm water.
3. Add salt. Mix flour, don't use all and add baking powder.
4. Add yeast mixture to flour mixture in large round bowl.
5. Knead, put cover on bowl and let rise.
6. Cube salami and provolone. Mix together with dough.
7. Add heated bacon grease. Mix together, then cut dough into thirds.
8. Grease round pan and fit dough in pans.
9. Preheat oven.
10. Bake at 350 degreese for 1 hour.