Ham And Swiss Picnic Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
• 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 1 lb black forest ham or 1 lb honey-roasted ham, thinly sliced
• 1 lb sliced swiss cheese
• coarse grain mustard

Recipe

• 1 for bread dough:.
• 2 scald milk; stir in sugar, salt margarine, and molasses. cool till lukewarm.
• 3 dissolve yeast in water, stir into lukewarm mixture, 2 c wheat flour, and 2 c flour. beat until smooth. add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough. turn onto lightly floured board and knead until smooth and elastic. place in greased bowl and turn over to grease top. cover and let rise in a warm place for one hour. punch down and knead for 2 minutes.
• 4 divide dough into 2 equal parts.
• 5 roll each piece out into a large rectangle and place each on separate cookie sheets.
• 6 place 1/2 of ham and cheese down the center of each rectangle, leaving a one inch space on each side. spread mustard on top of cheese.
• 7 make two inch long cuts - 1 inch apart all the way down both sides of rectangle.
• 8 start at one end of rectangle fold dough flaps alternating from side to side over top of filling, make sure to tuck in ends under folded dough.
• 9 bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until top of bread is brown.
• 10 brush with margarine and serve hot or cold with extra mustard.