Lunch In A Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 cups flour (i use half whole wheat)
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 tablespoon basil (or other herbs or spices)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2/3 cup hot milk
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 1/2 c flour, yeast, sugar, salt and basil.
• 2 beat eggs and oil together.
• 3 add egg mixture and hot milk to dry ingredients.
• 4 mix and then add remaining flour, turning out onto a board to knead when consistency allows.
• 5 return to bowl and set in warm place to rise (about 30 to 45 min).
• 6 punch down dough, divide into four balls.
• 7 roll each ball out into a 8" circle.
• 8 add filling to one half, fold over, pinch edges shut like a pie crust.
• 9 bake 20- 25 minutes at 350°f.
• 10 filling suggestions:.
• 11 i use whatever is left in the fridge! beans, stew, veggies, meat. here are a few "recipes".
• 12 cooked chicken breast, chopped in small pieces, canned corn, barbecue sauce.
• 13 tuna salad, cheddar cheese.
• 14 canned beef stew (the nice, thick kind) cheddar cheese.
• 15 make up your own!