Italian Parmesan Bread for Bread Machine

Charmie777's Note:

I've been making this bread for years without measuring, and finally decided to write it down. My most requested bread from my bread-lovin' son. Makes the house smell divine!! You can easily increase the amounts of seasonings to your taste. (NOTE: Many people seem to be needing to add extra water, so I'm adding an adjustment to the recipe.)

• Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 2 pound ...

• 1 ½ cups water (or more, as needed)
• 4 cups flour
• ¼ cup parmesan cheese
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning (or pizza seasoning)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 ½ teaspoons yeast

Directions:

1. Add ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer.
2. Mine is water first, then flour, then seasonings and cheese, lastly yeast.
3. Run on basic or delay cycle.

Reviews

[mrselson]

Delicious bread! You will not be disappointed!I was ready to chuck my bread machine because my last dozen or so attempts at breadmaking were less than satisfactory. I really didn't have high hopes for this recipe, especially after it dawned on me that the recipe called for neither oil nor sugar. This recipe made the most beautiful loaf of bread I've ever made! Tall, golden brown and DELICIOUS! My husband and nephew ate almost the entire loaf in one sitting. Thanks for the great recipe. This is going to be my go to recipe from now on.

[PixiBlossom]

So good!! I used my bread machine to make the dough and then rolled into a long loaf. After rising (about 45 min.) I sprinkled with olive oil, garlic salt and additional parmesan cheese. I baked at 375 degrees until golden brown. The flavor of this bread is mild and the seasoning is not overwhelming. This was really good dipped into olive oil mixed with a bread seasoning mix. My family of five loved it!!!

[Bizy_Mum]

I LOVE this recipe - no added sugar or fat in the recipe, which is fabulous. I also use a flavored olive-oil dip for the bread after baked and it's so yummy. My family loves it! I did find that I need almost 2 full cups of water for the bread machine to make the 'dough ball' I'm used to seeing, and I also only use whole-wheat flour, so I add Bread Machine Dough Enhancer by Kittenkal that's also on this site. so that the bread still has a light, 'normal' texture rather than the heavy feel that wheat flour can sometimes get. So easy, you helped me fall in love with my bread machine again! Thank you for sharing this!