Bread Cake

Bread Cake- Yoko Prakash

This recipe was given to me by our former DO's wife. She was an AWESOME cook. The "cake" is a stacked sandwich which is cut in wedges....BEWARE though...the ingredients need to be drained very well and it can be a little time consuming....FYI Patri:)

32 oz pkg frozen bread dough, thaw
2* 10 oz pkg frozen spinach, thaw
14 oz can artichoke hearts, quarter
12 oz jar roasted red peppers
6 oz pitted olives, slice
1 lb mushrooms, slice and sauté
1 T olive oil
8 oz thinly sliced salami
8 oz thinly sliced provolone cheese
8 oz thinly sliced ham
1 lg egg
1 T water
Cut one bread loaf in half crosswise. (I have found that if you sprinkle dough with a little flour and let it sit for abou 10 min it’s easier to roll out). Roll 1 half on lightly floured surface into 10” circle. Cover dough, set aside. Press together remaining 1.5 loaves. Roll out onto lightly floured surface into 12” circle. Fit dough into lightly greased 9” springform pan, allow edges to overhang. Saute mushrooms in oil in skillet for 8 min. DRAIN all ingredients VERY VERY WELL (spinach, artichoke, pepper, olives, mushrooms). Place half of salami in dough lined pan; top with mushrooms, olives, half of cheese, & half of ham. Top with spinach, peppers, remaining salami, remaining ham, artichokes and remaining cheese. Stir together egg and water. Brush on overhanging pastry edges. Fold edges over cheese; top with remaining pastry round. Tuck edges into pan; press to seal. Brush top with remaining egg mix. Bake at 350 on bottom rack for 30-35 min. Cover with foil, if needed to prevent excessive browning. Bake 15-20 min more. Cool in pan on wire rack. Remove pan and cut in wedges.