Muffuletta Spirals Recipe
Muffuletta spirals are a mouthwatering creation filled with swirls of a hearty filling of hand-held heaven. Can’t get to New Orleans, bring New Orleans to you!
This recipe came about while we working on, of all things, an easy-to-make white bread. We had made so many batches of dough perfecting that recipe that I started thinking about how we could use it instead of another loaf of bread.
I decided on coating the dough with some pesto and rolled it into a log, cut it like you would do cinnamon rolls and baked it up. DELICIOUS!
Leave it to Leigh to ramp it up. She suggested adding all the ingredients that make up a muffuletta and making an even more savory and satisfying spiral.
What we ended up with was a mouthwatering creation filled with swirls of a hearty filling of hand-held heaven. You tired of a standard sandwich then you have to try this. Can’t get to New Orleans … bring New Orleans to you!
What Is A Muffuletta Made Of?
The traditional-style muffuletta sandwich consists of a muffuletta bread loaf split horizontally and covered with layers of olive salad, salami, ham, Swiss cheese, provolone, and mortadella.
The signature olive salad consists of olives diced with the celery, cauliflower, and carrot found in a jar of giardiniera, seasoned with oregano and garlic, covered in olive oil, and allowed to combine for at least 24 hours.
How To Make Muffuletta Spirals
This recipe uses our quick and easy bread recipe for the dough. Before you begin this recipe, you will need to prepare your dough using the steps laid down in that recipe.
Once the dough is ready turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and shape into an 18″ x 12″ rectangle.
Spread the olive salad evenly over dough, leaving about an inch bare at the top.
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Next, add the ham, genoa salami, and provolone cheese, also leaving one inch bare at the top of your dough.
Starting at the bottom, begin to roll dough into a log shape. At the end, pinch the dough together, sealing it.
Using a sharp knife, cut into 12 equal pieces and place in a 13″ x 9″ baking pan. Cover, and allow to rise for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown and internal temperature reads 200 degrees.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Serve warm.
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Doesn’t that look scrumptious? You have that fresh-baked bread with spirals of savory meats and the briny saltiness of the olive salad with melted cheese throughout. One is enough, two puts you in a big easy food coma!
We also topped ours with shavings of romano cheese, but that’s because Leigh is a nut for Romano.
Give these a whirl sometimes. They’re great for get-togethers or for any meal for that matter. You just can’t beat this hand-held spiral of deliciousness!
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Muffuletta Spirals Recipe
Muffuletta Spirals Recipe
Ingredients
Bread Dough
- 1 Envelope Active Dry Yeast
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 Cup Warm water
- 2-3 Cup All-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- See Link For Dough Recipe Instructions
Muffuletta Ingredients
- 1 cup olive salad
- 1/4 oz Ham Thinly sliced
- 1/4 oz Genoa salami Thinly sliced
- 6 slices Provolone cheese
- 3 tbsp Romano cheese Grated, optional
Instructions
- Shape dough on a lightly floured surface to 18" x 12" rectangle.
- Spread the olive loaf evenly over dough, leaving about an inch bare at the top.
- Add the ham, genoa salami, and provolone cheese, also leaving one inch bare at the top of your dough.
- Starting at the bottom, begin to roll dough into a log shape. At the end, pinch the dough together, sealing it.
- Using a sharp knife, cut into 12 equal pieces and place in a 13" x 9" baking pan. Cover, and allow to rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown and internal temperature reads 200 degrees F.
- Remove from oven and place spirals on a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes.
- Serve warm.