Cheese Bread

This turned out deliciously.  It's not a heavy cheese flavor or even strings of cheese but the cheese is there and it adds richness and flavor to this bread.

You can see the subtle glistening of the cheese when you slice into the loaf.  The bread is very rich and doesn't need butter but I love bread with butter.  When you butter this bread it truly is decadent.

Here are the ingredients you need for this bread.  

3 Cups of Bread Flour

1 tsp of Salt

1/2 tsp of Ground Pepper

2 1/2 Shredded Cheese.  I used Parmesan, Asiago, Fontina and Provolone.

3/4 tsp of Dry Active Yeast

1 1/3 Cup of Cold Water

Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl and cover.  Let it stand covered for 12 to 18 hours.  Turn out onto a floured service and fold the four corners of the dough into the center and turn over onto a floured cloth.  Form into a round and cover with the ends of the cloth and allow to rise for 2 hours.  At the 1 1/2 mark put your Staub 5.5 quart pot in the lower third of the oven and heat to 475 degrees.  After the pot has been in the oven for 30 mins turn the dough into the pot folded side up.  Be super careful to make sure not to touch the pot.  It is super hot!  Cover and return to the oven for 30 minuntes.  Uncover ofter 30 minuntes and cook uncovered for 15 minutes more until golden brown.

Remove from the oven and turn out onto a cooling rack.  Let the bread rest for 10 to 15 if you can before slicing into it.  Make sure you have a really shape artisan bread knife so you slice into the bread and not crush it.  If you don't own one you need to buy one if you are going to be making bread regularly.

Enjoy!!!!