Italian Sausage Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed or 1 loaf recipe yeast dough, homemade
1 to 1 1/2 lb. Italian sausage, browned and drained, casing removed
1 1/2 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese
1 egg
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
minced onion (optional)
minced pepper (optional)

Preparation

Roll dough out on floured board into an 18 x 6-inch rectangle. Spread the remaining ingredients over dough.
Roll up jelly roll style.
Transfer to greased cookie sheet and form into a ring. Pinch closed all edges.
Mix egg and 1 teaspoon milk and brush on filled bread ring.
With a sharp knife make slashes on top of ring, 1 1/2-inches apart.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Cover and let rise 30 minutes.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Leftovers may be placed in the fridge and eaten cold.