directions
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1
Cut the top third of the bread off in one slice
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2
Pull out the soft center portion of the bread, leaving a 1-inch thick shell
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3
Reserve the soft bread pieces you pull out
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4
Saute the onions, mushrooms and sweet peppers in the oil
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5
Force these sauteed vegetables, the sausage meat, soft bread pieces, garlic, sage, oregano and thyme through a grinder three times
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6
Preheat oven to 350F
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7
Thoroughly mix the cheese, egg and cream into the meat mixture with a wooden spoon and stuff the bread shell with the mixture
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8
Cover the stuffed bread with the top slice and wrap well in 2 thickness' aluminum foil, set on baking sheet and bake for 1 hour
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9
Open foil and allow loaf to brown during the last 15 minutes.
Sausage Baked in Italian Bread
ingredients
- 1 large Italian bread
- 2 medium onions,
- peeled and coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup minced mushrooms
- 1 sweet red pepper with seeds,
- pith and stem removed
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1-1/2 pounds quick spaghetti
- sausage, removed from casing (page 32)
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1/8 teaspoon sage
- 1/4 teaspoon each oregano and thyme
- 3/4 cup grated cheddar,
- Swiss or jack cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup heavy cream