Maryetta's Italian Sausage Bread

Maryetta Moose, one of San Francisco's greatest cooks, gave us this meal-in-itself from the oven. Her recipe calls for freshly-made Italian sweet sausage, which she buys across the street from her North Beach apartment. If you suspect your sausage contains too much fat, see the instructions below. And while you're shopping for fresh Italian sausage, try to get fresh yeast from an Italian bakery.