Cheddar Pepper Bread
One of the easiest, tastiest loaves of bread to bake.
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
- 1 packet yeast
- ¼ cup warm water
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp coarse ground black pepper
- ½ cup warm milk
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine lukewarm water and yeast. Stir with a fork to dissolve and let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
- In a food processor using the sharp metal blade attachment, combine flour, pepper and sugar. Pulse a few times to combine the ingredients.
- In a seperate bowl, combine warm milk, melted butter and egg, stir well.
- With the food processor running, first pour yeast mixture then the milk mixture through the feed tube.
- When dough has formed into a ball around the center, stop and add the cheese. Pulse again for about 15-20 seconds until the cheese is mixed into the dough.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- Place dough in a buttered bowl, rotating to cover all sides of the dough. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and a towel. Place in a cold oven and turn the oven light on. Allow the dough to rise for 30 minutes.
- Punch down the dough and form it into a loaf. You can either free-form an oblong shaped loaf and place it on a greased cookie sheet or place it in a well greased loaf pan.
- Cover with a towel and allow the loaf to rise for 30 minutes.
- During the last 10 minutes of rise time, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake loaf in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes.