Sausage or Pepperoni Bread

Ingredients:

Pizza dough or Italian bread dough (you can make your own from a favorite recipe or buy pizza dough from your local supermarket)
1 lb. of sweet or hot Italian sausage or 1 stick of pepperoni
Parmesan cheese
Fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced thin.
2 eggs lightly beaten.

Directions:

For sausage bread:  remove outer casing from sausage and crumble meat.  Cook over medium heat in skillet until lightly browned.  Drain all the fat from pan and place meat on paper towel lined dish to absorb any remaining fat.  Cool.

For pepperoni bread:  Slice pepperoni paper thin at an angle.  Arrange slices on a paper towel lined dish and cover with a second piece of paper towl to absorb the extra oil from meat.  Put aside.

Roll out dough on flour dusted board into a rectangular shape approximately 12" lengthwise by 8" wide.  The dough should be rolled so it is only about 1/2" thick.  Additional dough can be used for second loaf.

Brush beaten egg onto dough, be sure to cover dough completely with egg wash. Arrange dough so that the long part of the rectangle is facing you.  Start making a line of meat about two inches in from edge of dough closest to you.  Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and top with slices of mozzarella.  Cover the mixture with the dough and brush with egg wash.  Lay another row of meat, parmesan and cheese slices down and roll dough over new line of meat, brushing with egg wash.  Continue arranging meat and cheese and brushing with egg until loaf is rolled completely.  Brush top and sides of rolled loaf with egg wash.  Using a serrated knife make three cuts in top of loaf to allow steam to escape while baking. 

Place loaves on greased baking sheet and bake in 350 degree oven until brown.  Test for doneness by turning loaf over and gently tapping on bottom of loaf.  If the loaf sounds hollow, it is fully baked, approximately 30 to 40 minutes.   Allow loaves to rest at least 15 minutes before slicing.