Jeannie's Turkey Bread

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Jeannie's Turkey Bread

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Ingredients:

Dough

5 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 packages active dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
1/2 cup warm milk
2 tablespoons margarine or butter

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Filling

4 cups cooked turkey (chopped)
3 cups grated cheese (like mozzarella and cheddar)
8 pieces cooked bacon (cut into small pieces)
1 onion (chopped)
2 eggs

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In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and yeast.
Add water, milk and butter and mix well.

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Turn onto well-floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, approximately 5 minutes.

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Place in a greased bowl, turn to grease top.  Cover with plastic wrap and put in a warm place to rise, until doubled, about an hour.

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Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix turkey chunks, bacon, cheese and onion.
Take 2 eggs and mix them in a small bowl.  Stir into turkey mixture.

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Punch down dough.  Divide in half.  

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Take half of dough and roll out into a rectangle, approximately 9 x 13 inches.

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Spoon half of filling onto dough.

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Fold dough over filling and pinch to seal.

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Flip bread over and place on cookie sheet pinched side down.  Put someplace warm and let rise again for approximately 45 minutes.
Repeat with other half of dough and filling.

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Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.  Bread will sound hollow if tapped.

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Slice and serve with salt and pepper.  ENJOY!!!!!