Stromboli

My husband picked the dinner menu

this evening and he chose stromboli.

I googled stromboli to see how the

Italian folks made stromboli.

I grew up on Mennonite stromboli,

which is delicious also. It's stuffed with salami,

ham, sausage, mozzarella cheese and american cheese

and often has a layer of mustard on the bottom.

I wanted to try the original stromboli

and we really enjoyed this kind too.

Mix together dough and let rise until almost doubled.

Roll out and top with salami, sausage, pepperonis,

fresh mushrooms, black olives, onions, and jalapeno peppers.
Use your own discretion on the amounts there is no
right or wrong way. Add toppings as you please.

Pour on the cheeses... mozzarella, feta and fresh grated parmesan.

Fold in sides and ends and brush with egg wash

and sprinkle with oregano.

Sliced and ready to be dipped in marinara sauce.

Stromboli

1 cup water, warm

1 Tbsp. yeast

1 tsp. sugar

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 Tbsp. oil

A few shakes of

basil

oregano

parsley flakes

10 slices of salami

1 lb. sausage, browned

pepperonis

fresh mushrooms, sliced

onion slices

1 small can of black olives

1/2 jalapeno pepper, sliced thin

mozzarella cheese

feta cheese

fresh Parmesan cheese

pepper

1 egg, beaten with a little water

marinara sauce for dipping

Combine warm water, yeast, sugar and oil. In another bowl

mix together flour, salt and spices. Make a well in your flour

mixture and pour in the yeast mixture. Mix together with fork until

it starts sticking together and then knead together with hands and
form into a ball. You may need to add a little more flour
while kneading. Place in your mixing bowl and cover. I usually turn
the burner on very low for a little until it's warm and then turn it off.

Set your bowl on warm burner (that's off) and this helps hurry

up the raising process. Let raise until almost doubled.

Sprinkle flour on the surface where you will be rolling out the dough.

Knead the dough a little and sprinkle the top with flour.

Roll out into a 12" x 20" rectangle. Top with

meats, vegetables and cheeses. I used mostly mozzarella
and sprinkled a light layer of feta and parmesan. 
Sprinkle with pepper. Fold in one side and wet the edges
with water. Fold the other side over top and seal ends.

Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with oregano.

Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Cover with foil for 
a few minutes after removing from the oven.
This helps soften the dough. Slice and serve.

Enjoy,

Hope

Beef Stroganoff

This is a dish I remember mom

fixing at home. I wanted to fix

it for dinner but didn't want to

make the kind that has cream

of mushroom soup in it.

So I created a version with fresh

mushrooms and made a white sauce with

milk and thickened it with flour.

Brown hamburger, add garlic, onions and mushrooms.

Wisk together milk, flour and seasonings then pour into skillet.

Simmer until thickened. Stir in sour cream.

Serve on a bed of noodles.

Creamy and delicious.

Beef Stroganoff

1 lb. hamburger

1/2 medium onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, crushed or minced

18 - 20 fresh mushrooms, sliced

1/2 tsp. pepper

1 1/4 tsp. salt

2 cups milk

3 T. flour

1/4 tsp. paprika

1/2 cup sour cream

Brown hamburger. Add onion, garlic and mushrooms.

Cover and saute until mushrooms are slightly soft.

In a another bowl wisk together flour, salt, pepper and paprika.

Add to skillet and simmer until thickened. Stir in 

sour cream and simmer until heated through.

Serve on a bed of noodles. Sprinkle with parsley.

Blessings,

Hope