Best Zippy Sandwich Loaf Recipes

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Provided by Julia Ferguson

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 c butter or margarine, softened
2 Tbsp prepared mustard
2 tsp poppy seeds
1 loaf, italian bread
sliced, salami, your favorite (cotto salami works well)
sliced, swiss cheese

Steps:

1. Mix butter or margarine, mustard and poppy seeds together; set aside.
2. Make cuts in bread loaf as if you were slicing for sandwiches but not all the way through. Make slices so that when done, you will have enough for sandwiches. In between first and second slices, spread mustard mixture on one of the slices, add a slice of salami and a slice of swiss cheese. Repeat all along loaf as if making sandwiches, without cutting them off the loaf.
3. Wrap sandwich loaf in foil and bake in preheated 300 degree oven for 20 min. To serve cut sandwiches off loaf. Sandwich loaf can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until ready to bake.
4. I took these to a pitch-in we were having at work. I made 3 loaves and we kept them warm on an electric griddle. Everyone loved them, even the skeptic.

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Provided by pines506

Time 25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 loaf unsliced white bread
3 tablespoons instant minced onion
1 tablespoon poppy seed
cayenne pepper, to taste
12 slices thin luncheon meat
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
12 slices swiss cheese

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Carefully trim crust from top of bread.
At equal intervals make six diagonal cuts from top of loaf almost through to bottom.
Place loaf on lightly greased baking sheet.
Mix butter, onion, mustard, poppy seeds, lemon and pepper; reserve 3 tbsp of mixture.
Spread butter mixture into cuts.
Alternate two cheese slices and two meat slices in each cut allowing each to come slightly over the top and sides of bread.
Spread reserved butter mixture over top and sides and bake for 25 minutes.
Cover with foil the last 10 minutes of baking.
To serve cut through diagonal cuts between meat slices and bread.