Asiago Cheese Bread, Excellent
photo by Dsluzier
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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2 baguettes
ingredients
- 3 3⁄4 cups flour
- 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope dry yeast
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1⁄4 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut up
- 1 1⁄4 cups asiago cheese, shredded
- 1 large egg
directions
- In large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups of the flour, yeast, sugar, salt and pepper. Melt butter in milk to 120-130 degrees. Stir milk mixture into flour mix until smooth. Stir in 1 cup cheese.
- Gradually stir in about 2 cups flour to make soft dough. Knead in mixer or by hand until smooth and elastic, adding flour if needed.
- Oil large bowl, add dough, turn to coat. Cover with clean damp towel and let double. (It may take 2-1/2 hours, must be the cheese.).
- Punch down, form into 2 long thin loaves. Spray baking sheet, (sprinkled with cornmeal?) Or use baguette pans. Place loaves on pan, let raise, covered, until doubled (45 min.) Preheat oven to 375.
- Slash dough with serrated knife. Brush with lightly beaten egg and sprinkle top with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. (basil, parsley, opt.) Bake 30-35 minutes till done. Cool on rack.
Reviews
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I've been making this bread, sans the sugar, for about 3 years. It's the best cheese bread I have ever eaten. You can actually taste the cheese. I, like another reviewer, can make a meal of it. I love it for breakfast toasted and buttered. IMHO, no other cheese except Asiago will give you the great favor. I buy the wedge of Asiago at Walmart and can make two loaves from it. For me, nothing else is needed in this recipe. I cannot knead by hand any more but I make this in my KA with a dough hook and process for 9 minutes on the (2) setting once all ingredients are incorporated. Turns out beautifully.
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Very good recipe! I made several times. First time the cheese tasted too strong for me, second time I made with 3/4 cup of cheese and 3rd time made with 1/2 cup (50 gr) of cheese and was perfect for my taste. Today I tried with parmesan because I want send the recipe to some friends in Brazil, in some cities there is hard to find asiago cheese, so I tried with parmesan but didn't taste the same, was good but not excellent.
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Made in the ABM on the dough cycle mixing in all the cheese. Increased the pepper to 2 teaspoons and the sugar to 2 tablespoons ~ added 2 teaspoons lemon juice, 1/4 teaspon garlic powder, and 4 tablespoons vital wheat gluten. Topped the (slashed) second rise with 4 table-spoons asiago cheese ~ Baked in two 10-5/8 x 5-1/2 x 2-3/4 Pyrex loaf pans at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jezski
United States