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Stromboli- $4.22 Each

 

Ingredients

Dough:

1 Cup of Warm Water

1 Teaspoon- Sugar

1 Tablespoon- Yeast

2 ½ Cups- Flour

1 Teaspoon- Salt

2 Tablespoon Oil 


Filling: 

5 Slices- Ham

6 Slices- Hard Salami

4 Slices- Provolone Cheese

18 Slices- Pepperoni

1 Cup- Mozzarella 


Dough Directions: 


** About 2 hour before you want to have your Stromboli, you need to start the dough.  


First you mix the warm water with the sugar until dissolved.  Then you sprinkle the yeast on

top and allow it to sit for approximately 5 minutes.  



Sift flour and salt into the mixing bowl. 



Add the wet ingredients, 2 tablespoons oil and yeast mixture.  


Mix with a bread hook until it pulls away from the sides.  



Allow the dough to rise for 1 hour.  


Stromboli Directions


Roll out the pizza dough into a rectangle.  

About ⅓ of the way down from the top place a layer of mozzarella and cover it with deli ham.   

Next place another layer of mozzarella cheese on top of the ham. 

Hard salami makes up the next layer.   

Followed by provolone cheese. 

Cover the provolone cheese with two rows of pepperoni. 

The final layer is Mozzarella cheese.   

Pull the bottom of the dough over all the layers and tuck in the ends.   Then roll the log up and seal the

end.   Place diagonal slits into the the roll so steam can escape.    

Bake at 450 Degrees for 20-25 minutes.   


Cut and Serve.   


Enjoy. 


~ Savings ~


Cost Breakdown:


Regular Shopping 

2½ cups all-purpose flour ($1.79 for 5 lb or 16 cups) = $0.28

½ cup wheat flour ($1.99 for 5 lb or 16 cups) = $0.06

1 teaspoon sugar ($1.89 for 4 lbs or 144 Tablespoons) = $0.01
1 tsp. Salt (.49 for 26 ounces or 129 teaspoons) = $0.01
1 tablespoon dry yeast  ($2.99 for 4 oz or 13 Tablespoons) = $0.13

1 cups very warm water (120°F to 130°F)= $0.00

⅛ lb or about 5 slices of Ham= $0.50

⅛ lb or about 6 Slices- Hard Salami= $0.80

⅙ lb or about 4 Slices- Provolone Cheese= $0.83

1/16 lb or about 18 Slices- Pepperoni= $0.50

1 Cup- Mozzarella  ($2.19 for 2 cups) = $1.10


Total Recipe Cost = $4.22

Cost per Stromboli Pie= $4.22


The Contender:

Carmine’s  Pizza 

Cost Per Stromboli= $15.99 


Savings:

Regular Shopping= 74%


"Over a Year" Scenario:


General Shopping 

Homemade Stromboli 1 X per Month or 12 X per year = $50.64

Carmine’s Pizza 1 X per Month or 12 X per year = $191.88


*Money Saved = $141.24


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