Our Hopeful Home: Haunted Halloween Ham Bread {It's Not Too Late!}

Need a great appetizer to bring over to your neighbor's on Halloween night? It's not too late to pull together this fabulously tasty haunted Halloween ham bread recipe. It's loved by both parents and kids alike, and it's sure to wow them in both appearance and taste!

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My husband made this haunted Halloween ham bread this past weekend for a Halloween party and, as always, it got plenty of oohs and aaahs! He mastered the recipe while working in a bakery on the Jersey shore as a kid. Not surprisingly, he said it always "sold out." {Spookiness, however, is original.}

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HAUNTED HALLOWEEN HAM BREAD RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

1 to 1.5 lb. dough ball (from freezer, bread machine or pizza shop)

1/2-3/4 lb. thinly sliced polish ham

1/2 lb. thinly sliced american cheese

1/4 - 1/2 lb. each thinly sliced Genoa and hard salami

1/4 lb. cheddar slices (or shredded cheddar)
Olive Oil

Italian seasoning

[Optional - pepperoni slices, Sirachi sauce, jalapeno peppers for spooky factor]

Allow dough to rise as if making bread. On floured surface, roll out to approximately 18" by 12".

Place meats and cheese in the middle, leaving enough dough free of toppings so you can fold in the ends and sides to seal shut.

Cover the middle well - think putting pepperoni all over a pizza, but not the crust.

All ingredients should be thinly sliced, so sharp edges don't pierce the dough.

Fold sides in, pinch together, using wet fingertips if needed to seal the seam shut. Fold ends up and over. Pinch seams tight.

Coat lightly with olive oil, flip over so seams are down on your jelly roll pan, coat the top with olive oil.

Sprinkle Italian seasonings or oregano lightly on top, add jalapenos (eyes, mouth) or Sirachi sauce (stitches, lips) to decorate. Lightly cut surface in a few places to allow air to escape when baking. Let finished product rest for 30 minutes (if you have the time) - or not - then place in 425 degree oven until gold brown, crispy and bubbling.

Let cool 5-10 minutes, cut crossways into slices and enjoy. NOTE: This thing feeds a ton of people, it's huge!