Tuesday, April 29, 2008

DIJON HAM AND CHEESE TWIST

4 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 pkg yeast
1 cup water
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cup chopped cooked ham
1 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup chopped dill pickle (or pickle relish)
1 egg

Set aside 1 cup flour. Mix remaining flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. Heat water, mustard, and butter to 125 to 130 degrees F. Stir into flour mixture. Mix in enough reserved flour to make soft dough. Knead 4 minutes.

On greased baking sheet, roll dough to 14x12 in. Sprinkle ham, cheese, and pickles down center 3rd dough lengthwise. Make cuts from filling to dough edges at 1-inch intervals along sides of filling. Bring strips from opposite sides of filling together. Twist and place ends at an angle across filling; cover. Place large shallow pan with boiling water. Place baking sheet over pan; let dough rise 15 minutes. Brush loaf with egg. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.

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