Ann posted 4-13-98
Dijon Ham and Swiss Loaf
4 cups flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 pkgs. Rapid Rise yeast
1 cup water
1/4 cupDijon mustard
2 tbsp. margarine
1 1/2 cup (8 oz.) cooked ham, chopped
1 cup (4 oz.) Swiss cheese, shredded
1/2 cup dill pickle, chopped
1 egg, beaten
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Set aside 1 cup flour. Mix remaining flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Heat water, mustard and margarine to 125 to 130 degrees. 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 1/3 of dough. 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 across filling.
Cover. Let rise in warm place 15 to 30 minutes. Brush loaf with egg. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.