Spicy Sausage Bread

Got this idea from Pinterest as well but I decided to make my own bread dough and filling.

Here's what I did:

For the dough: 

2 cups flour

1 cup warm water (room temp)

1 packet yeast

1/2 tsp sugar 

1/2 tsp salt 

To make the dough: Mix all the dry ingredients + add water until sticky dough forms. Put this in a floured surface and knead until the dough comes together into a ball and no longer sticky. Put in a bowl + cover with plastic wrap and put it in a warm place to rise. On the side of the stove while you cook the filling is an excellent place in the cold. 

A tip: Oil the bowl you put the dough to rise. I didn't and it was not easy to take out.

For the filling:

1 medium white onion

1 pepper (I used yellow)

Couple of small cherry tomatoes or 2 Romas or 1/4 canned

Garlic minced 

Chili oil (coz I had some) + some olive oil (chili oil can be skipped)

Thyme, oregano and either paprika, chili powder or chipotle powder (whatever you have in hand)

Spicy Sausage (I used linguisa but this can be skipped for veggie lovers)

Mushrooms (baby bella)

Cheese (parm and cheddar shredded) but you can use whatever you have

To make: 

Sauté the onions in chili oil and olive oil until translucent. Add tomatoes and cook until soft. Add garlic and thyme and cook until fragrant (a minute or two). Add pepper, paprika and chili pwd + sausage + mushroom and cook until dry. Add a little salt and tiny bit of sugar for taste. 

To assemble:

Preheat oven to 350F

Roll the dough in a floured surface, add the mixture in the middle + cheese on top and fold the dough from all four sides (use water, egg wash or buttermilk like I did coz I had some obviously!!) Brush the top with buttermilk + sprinkle cheese on top. Bake for 30 mins (which is what I did but it could be around 35 mins too depending on your oven..) Basically look for golden brown color or let your nose be the guide i.e. bread smells fragrant!!!!