Cheddar Cheese Bread

Baking temperature: 350º F
Baking time: 30 - 40 minutes
Yield: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 rapid rise yeast
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 ½ salt
• 1 tsp. dry mustard
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup buttermilk - room temperature
• 1 cup warm water - not to exceed 110 degrees
• 2 tbsp. unsalted softened butter

Filling:

• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 cup cubed sharp cheddar cheese

Topping:

• 2 tbsp. butter
• ½ tsp. garlic salt

Instructions

1. Combine warm water, yeast and sugar and set aside for at least 10 minutes.
2. Combine flour, salt dry mustard and set aside.
3. Combine eggs, buttermilk, oil and butter in a large mixer.
4. Add the yeast mixture to the buttermilk/egg mixture.
5. Mixing slowly, add the flour mixture one cup at a time.
6. Mix until the dough comes together.
7. Remove dough and let rest 60 minutes or until doubled in size.
8. Place ½ of the dough on a work surface and roll into a rectangle 12” x 15”.
9. Sprinkle the dough with the shredded cheese.
10. Roll the bread (cinnamon roll style) creating a cheese filled tube of dough.
11. Cut dough log into 1“ pieces in random shapes.
12. Fill a greased loaf pan with one layer of prepared dough, sprinkle cubes of cheese between the layers.
13. Top with more dough.
14. Create a second loaf.
15. Sprinkle dough with melted butter and garlic salt.
16. Let rise, covered for 30-40 minutes in pan and then turn out onto a cooling rack.