Nanas Sausage Bread Recipes

NAAN BREAD

Steps:

• Put warm water in a small bowl, add sugar and yeast and stir until dissolved. Set aside for 5-10 minutes or until it foams.
• Blend in the warm milk, yogurt and melted margarine. In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and poppy seeds. Pour in the yeast/milk mixture all at once and work it into the flour, using your hands. Continue mixing, adding flour or water as needed, until the mixture leaves the sides of the bowl.
• Knead for 6 to 8 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with a damp cloth and let stand in a warm place to rise for about 4 hours or until doubled in volume.
• Preheat oven to 550 degrees F (285 degrees C) or your oven's highest setting and set a rack in the lower third of the oven. Place a large pizza pan or iron griddle on the rack and preheat. Also preheat the broiler.
• Punch the dough down and knead briefly. Divide into six pieces and shape them into balls. Place them on an oiled plate and cover with lightly oiled plastic wrap. Let balls rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Roll out and stretch each ball until it is about 10 inches long and 5 inches wide. Remove the pizza pan from the oven, brush with oil and place one of pieces of bread on it.
• Bake at 550 degrees F (285 degrees C) for about 4 to 5 minutes until bread is puffed and has brown spots, then transfer to a wire rack, returning pizza pan to oven to keep hot. Place bread under broiler until 'charcoal' dots appear on the surface. Wrap finished bread in a towel while baking the remaining loaves. (If your pizza pan is big enough, try baking two loaves at the time.)

NANA'S SAUSAGE BREAD

Steps:

• In frying pan, brown sausage over medium high heat.
• Drain drippings and let cool.
• Mix 2 eggs, basil, fennel seeds and mozzarella into cooled sausage and set aside.
• In large bowl, combine 5 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast.
• In small sauce pan, heat water, milk and butter until hot to the touch (about 125°), and stir into dry mixture.
• Mix in only enough of the reserved 1 cup of flour to make a soft dough.
• Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic (about 8-10 minutes).
• Cover dough and let rest for about 10 minutes.
• Divide dough in half, set one half aside.
• Roll half the dough into a 6" x 18" rectangle.
• Spoon half the sausage mixture evenly over the dough to within a 1/2 of the edges.
• Fold the dough over the sausage filling and overlap the dough by about 1 1/2", seal seam and ends by pinching dough together.
• Carefully transfer filled dough to a greased baking sheet in a horseshoe shape.
• With a very sharp knife or razor, make slashes in the top of dough about 1/2" deep and about 2" apart.
• Repeat rolling and filling with remaining piece of dough.
• Beat remaining egg and brush over both loves of bread.
• Lightly sprinkle 1 TB of Locatelli or Parmesan cheese over each loaf (optional).
• Cover loaves and let rise until doubled (about 40-50 minutes).
• Bake in preheated 375° oven for about 25-30 minutes or until done.
• Remove from baking sheets and cool slightly.
• Serve warm.
• Refrigerate leftovers.
• Bread can be made a day ahead of time and then warmed in the oven before serving.

NANA'S SAUSAGE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet with Pam.
• Roll out dough to large square (13x13). Add a layer of pepperoni (pieces touching), sprinkle layer of sausage, and sprinkle layer of Swiss cheese. Roll up dough like a jelly roll (make sure that ends are tucked in). Cut 3 diagonal slits on top.
• Cook for 45-50 minutes (watch bottom doesn't burn).

NANA'S SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• Brown sausage in a large skillet, breaking up with a spoon.
• Remove sausage from skillet, reserve all drippings.
• Whisk drippings and 3 tablespoons flour together, then slowly add the skim milk, whisking until smooth.
• Season with garlic salt, fresh ground black pepper and dried sage. Adjust seasonings if needed.
• For a thinner gravy, add additional skim milk, 3 tablespoons at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.
• Serve over biscuits or toast.

NANA'S SAUSAGE DINNER

Steps:

• Set a deep skillet over medium heat and coat with cooking spray. Add sausages and cook until browned. Remove from the pan and set aside. Add the onion to the skillet; cook and stir until tender. Pour in the tomato soup and bring to a simmer. Return the sausages to the skillet and simmer in the soup for about 30 minutes. Serve over mashed potatoes.