Portuguese Prosciutto And Chourico Stuffed Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 12 eggs
• 8 ounces butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups warm water
• 1/2 lb prosciutto, cut into strips
• 1/2 lb portuguese chourico
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, pour in warm water and dilute yeast. let stand until yeast is dissolved and slightly bubbly.
• 2 gradually add flour, salt and eggs, one at a time, and mix thoroughly adding the melted butter and olive oil. continue to mix until dough pulls from bottom of the bowl.
• 3 turn out onto a floured surface and knead well. shape into a ball. place in a lightly greased bowl. turn once.
• 4 cover and let rise in a warm place, away from drafts, until doubled in size.
• 5 punch down dough. knead well with floured hands.
• 6 divide the dough into thirds.
• 7 roll out one of the thirds, big enough to fit into the bottom of a well buttered 9" x 13" baking pan.
• 8 cover the dough with half of the prosciutto and half of the chourico.
• 9 roll out 2nd part of the dough and place over meats. cover the dough with the remaining half of the meats.
• 10 roll out 3rd part of the dough and cover.
• 11 press dough firmly all around edges. cover dough and let rise 1/2 - 1 hour or until doubled in size.
• 12 brush dough with beaten egg yolk.
• 13 bake in a preheated 375 degrees fahrenheit for about 30-45 minutes or until nicely golden.
• 14 allow bread to cool. cut into serving size pieces.
• 15 note: if portuguese chourico sausage is unavailable in your area, use any other garlic smoked sausage.