Cheese Flowerpot Bread

Name: Cheese Flowerpot Bread
Ingredients: 1 cake yeast or 1 package yeast; 14 cup water; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons softened butter; 1 cup scalded milk; 3 34-4 14 cups all-purpose flour; 1 12 cups shredded cheddar cheese; melted butter; 1 egg yolk

11 ingredients

24 steps

Ingredients

1 cake yeast or 1 package yeast
14 cup water
1 egg
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons softened butter
1 cup scalded milk
3 34-4 14 cups all-purpose flour
1 12 cups shredded cheddar cheese
melted butter
1 egg yolk

Directions

1

Soften yeast in water.
2

Beat egg in mixing bowl; add sugar, salt and softened butter.
3

Stir in milk gradually; cool until lukewarm.
4

Add yeast and 1/2 of the flour; beat for 2 minutes with electric mixer at medium speed, scraping bowloccasionally.
5

Add cheese and 1/2 cup flour;beat at high speed for 2 minutes,scraping bowl occasionally.
6

Stir in enough remaining flour to make stiff dough.
7

Knead dough on floured surface for 8 to 10 minutes or until smooth and satiny.
8

Place in large buttered bowl; brush top with melted butter.
9

Cover; let rise in warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
10

Punch down.
11

Turn out onto board; cover.
12

Let rest for 10 minutes.
13

Divide dough into 7 parts; shape each part into 4 balls.
14

Cover hole in bottom of each seasoned flowerpot with aluminum foil.
15

Place 1 ball in bottom of each flowerpot.
16

Place remaining 3 balls on top;brush with melted butter.
17

Cover; let rise in warm place for about 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
18

Mix egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water; brush on dough.
19

Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 17 to 19 minutes.
20

Remove from flowerpot;cool on wire racks.
21

To season clay flowerpots, grease insides of each flowerpot thoroughly; place on baking sheet.
22

Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for about 30 minutes; cool.
23

Repeat 3 times.
24

Do Not Wash Pots Once They Have Been Seasoned.