Crites Family Stuff

Description

It's a tradition in our house, to make this every St. Patrick's Day. We all love it!

Ingredients for 6 servings

• 1 loaf bread
• .25 cup thousand island dressing
• .5 lb corned beef or pastrami
• 8 slices Swiss cheese
• .5 cup sauerkraut, well drained
• Caraway seeds (optional)

Bread Dough:

• 1 cup and 2 1/2 tbsp water
• .33 cup oil
• 2 tbsp yeast
• .25 cup sugar or honey
• .5 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 3.5 cups flour

Steps

1. Make dough by mixing the water, oil, sugar and yeast and allow to rest for 15 minutes. Add salt, egg, and gradually add flour. Use enough flour to roll out dough, it is quite sticky. Roll out to a 9x13 inch rectangle. Transfer to a greased baking sheet. Using kitchen shears, make cuts along the 13 inch side that are 1 inch wide and about 3 inches deep on both sides of the rectangle. This will leave a 3 inch width in the center where you will spread thousand island dressing and top with cheese, meat, and sauerkraut. Starting at one end, take two of the 1 inch widths, twist together at the center and tuck ends under. It will look like a little knot shape. Roll up the end of the dough loaf and seal it up so that the sandwich filling won't come out during baking. Sprinkle the caraway seeds over the loaf if you want to add a rye bread flavor. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and the center is cooked through. Allow to cool a few minutes before slicing. Cut and serve with extra thousand island dressing.

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