Simple to Prepare Italian Sausage Bread

Giving a unique twist to the normal mix of sausages and bread, below is a mouth watering Italian sausage bread recipe which you can prepare from the comfort of home. This bread recipe uses pre-made pizza dough, but if you’ve got more time to spare you can prepare the bread dough too.

On your shopping list, you’ll need:

- 1 regular pizza dough

- 1/2 kg of Italian sausages

- 1 teaspoon, or about 5 grams, of red chili flakes

- 5 grams of diced parsley leaves

- 5 grams of diced thyme leaves

- 150 grams of chopped onions (1 cup)

- 10 grams of yellow cornmeal

- 5 grams of chopped garlic

- 350 grams of grated mozzarella cheese

- 1 regular egg

- 2 tablespoons of water

- 5 ml of olive oil

- Salt to taste

Prepare your oven before cooking the stuffing:

- Pre-heat the oven to 180C.

- Take an 8×12 inch pan and bread sheet, and dust half the cornmeal inside it.

To prepare the stuffing:

- In a nonstick pan, heat the olive oil on medium heat (you could use normal refined oil, but Italian and olive oil kind of go together).

- Put the sausages in the pan and let them simmer for a while to ensure that they are cooked on the inside and brown on the outside. Turn the sausages regularly to help them cook evenly.

- Add the onions and let them cook for a few minutes till they are soft and transparent.

- Add chopped garlic and let it cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

- Add the chopped thyme and parsley leaves to the mix and let them cook for a minute.

- Add some salt and stir well so the sausages are covered in herbs.

- Add the red chili flakes, mix again and remove from the heat.

- Let the mix cool before using.

For the bread loaf:

- Thaw the pizza dough.

- Sprinkle the leftover cornmeal on a leveled surface and knead the dough over it to a 10×14 in. rectangle.

- Mix the egg with water.

- Use the egg mix to brush the sides of the dough (1 inch on each side).

- Sprinkle half the mozzarella cheese on the rolled-out dough.

- Spread the sausage and herb mix on the cheese and sprinkle the rest of the cheese over it.

- Roll the sides of the dough over the stuffing in a jelly roll fashion and seal the edges.

- Brush some of the egg mix on top.

- Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 40 minutes till the top crust is glossy golden brown.

- Cool on a wire rack and cut in slices to serve.

Italian sausage bread can be served with butter, salsa or as a side dish with gravy.

About the Author: Sebastian Manning is a “barking-mad baker”. Sebastian has been using his family diaries to bake fresh, healthy bread recipes for the majority of his adult existence. For more mouth-watering bread recipes, visit Sebastian’s bread recipe blog where you’ll find his awesome Sausage bread recipe.