Ham 'N' Swiss Loaf(In Honor Of Fern Hedgewood) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 pkg. RapidRise yeast
1 c. water
1/4 c. Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp. margarine
1 1/2 c. chopped, cooked ham
1 c. shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 c. chopped dill pickle
1 egg, beaten

Preparation

Set aside 1 cup flour; mix remaining 3 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast.
Heat water, mustard and margarine to 125\u00b0 to 130\u00b0; stir into flour mixture.
Mix in enough reserved flour to make soft dough.
Knead 4 minutes.
On greased baking sheet, roll dough to 14 x 12-inches.
Sprinkle ham, cheese and pickle down center third of dough length.
Make cuts from filling to dough edges at 1-inch intervals along sides of filling.
Bring strips from opposite sides of filling together; twist and place ends at an angle across filling; cover.