The Ultimate Cheese Bread

8 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup plus 1 tsp warm water (about 105F)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon table salt
  • 3/4 tablespoon olive oil
  • kosher salt, for sprinkling over the top (or sea salt)
  • 7 ounces sharp cheddar cheese (preferably white cheddar)

Directions

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    ["Add 3/4 cup plus 1 tsp of warm water to a bowl. To the water, add the yeast and a small pinch of sugar. Stir to combine. Let the yeast get happy in the water for about 8 minutes.", "I normally use a KitchenAid Mixer to mix and knead the dough but you can certainly do it by hand (but kneading the dough will take longer). To the mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, and salt. Stir to combine.", "After the yeast has bloomed for about 8 minutes, add it to the mixing bowl with the olive oil. Turn the mixer on to the lowest speed and allow the ingredients to combine - scraping down the sides of the bowl to ensure that all of the flour gets incorporated. After one minute, if the dough is a shaggy mess and hasn't formed a ball, there is not enough water in it. Just add an additional teaspoon of warm water and mix another 30 seconds on low. Depending on the humidity and time of the year, you may or may not need the additional teaspoon of water. Once the dough has formed into a fairly cohesive ball, turn off the mixer and allow the dough to rest for four minutes.", "After four minutes have elapsed, knead the dough on low speed using a dough hook for about two minutes (setting number 2 on a KitchenAid mixer). If you are kneading the dough by hand, it will take about 6 to 8 minutes. After the dough has been kneaded, form it into a smooth ball.", "Spray a medium-size bowl with cooking spray. To the bowl, add the dough and spritz the top with a little more cooking spray to keep it from drying out. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow it to sit in a warm place for one hour or until the dough has doubled in size.", "After the dough has doubled in size, punch it down and cut the dough into two pieces of equal size. Form the dough into balls, cover, and allow them to rest for 10 minutes. This rest period will make it easier to roll out the dough.", "After about 10 minutes, roll each piece of dough (using a rolling pin) into an elongated oval shape about 19\" long by about 4.5\"" wide. If the dough stretches back too much when rolling it out

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