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Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread

Teresa Ambra

I really loved how Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread turned out. Every now and then a recipe turns out beyond my expectations and this was one of them. Especially because the original recipe is only for a one-and-a-half pound loaf of bread. I had to improvise to bring the ingredients up to a two-pound loaf. This lovely loaf of bread contains mozzarella cheese, reconstituted sun-dried tomatoes, garlic powder, basil and oregano which provides a wonderful, savory taste to the bread.

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I enjoy making fresh, homemade bread in my breadmaker. I make a loaf anytime we have company over for dinner (which is fairly regularly). I also make a loaf whenever I take meals to someone in need of a meal (also fairly regularly). A delicious loaf of homemade bread from the breadmaker is a sure bet to be on the menu for these occasions.

Not only that, but you can be sure I don’t make the same tired loaves all the time either. I love to experiment and try new recipes when it comes to bread baking. A couple of years ago when I first joined Pinterest I stumbled across a great website that had lots of great recipes that I wanted to try. Especially recipes using the breadmaker. I’ve made ten to 20 recipes from that site. All turned out fantastic.

I saved quite a few of the recipes back in 2012. Recently I was looking for some new twists on bread recipes. I stumbled across those long-forgotten “I want to make” recipes. Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread was one of them.

One of the things I did was increase all the measurements so the ingredients would make a full two-pound loaf. Basically, I increased each ingredient to approximately what I have used in the past for regular two-pound loaves. I also added oregano and basil to supply a little more seasoning and taste to the bread.

This bread turned out spectacularly. I sliced down and took most of the bread to some friends who were recently at the hospital providing long hours of care for a relative. They appreciated having home-cooked meals. Even though teenage boys can sometimes be a little finicky in what they eat, their teenage boys loved the bread.

This is an absolutely scrumptious home-baked bread for the breadmaker. It’s fantastic to eat with a pot of chili or chowder, or as a side for pasta or salad. Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread is such a great tasting bread you will want to bake it all the time! I sure do. I guarantee no one will refuse a slice of this lovely homemade bread.

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Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread is a wonderful Italian-style home-baked bread.

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This close up shows some of the sun-dried tomatoes and mozzarella cheese in the texture of the bread. I spread a little butter over top.

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This is a very satisfying served with chili or soup.

Here’s what I did.

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I used these ingredients.

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Start by soaking tomatoes in very hot water for about 3-4 minutes to reconstitute the tomatoes. Then chop them in small pieces. Set aside. Add all of the ingredients into the bread canister in the order listed. Bake on a regular bread setting.

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Allow bread to rest about 15 minutes before removing from breadmaker. Then butter the top and sides of bread so that it prevents the crust from hardening.

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Allow bread to cool an additional 15 minutes before slicing down with an electric knife.

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Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread is a great bread to serve with Italian dishes. I served mine with Cavatini.

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This bread really raises and fluffs out nice. It is not heavy and dense like some breads.

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It was wonderful hot out of the breadmaker with butter on top. 

Here’s the recipe.

MOZZARELLA AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO BREAD

(Recipe inspired from Cooks Recipes)

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Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread

Teresa Ambra
Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread is a savory and tasty Italian-style bread for the breadmaker. This recipe includes mozzarella cheese, reconstituted sun-dried tomatoes and is seasoned with garlic powder, basil and oregano. It's terrific served with chili or soup on cold, winter nights. The combination of flavors in this home baked bread is so mouthwatering. This recipe makes a 2-lb. loaf.
3.25 from 4 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins, Breakfast
Cuisine Italian
Servings 12
Calories 232 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 breadmaker for a two-pound loaf
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 pastry brush to brush loaf with butter after baking
  • 1 electric knife preferred, or sharp bread knife
  • 1 sharp knife to chop rehydrated tomatoes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cups hot water
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 3/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 3/4 cups bread flour (Use Bread Flour, NOT all purpose flour)
  • 3/4 cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes rehydrated and chopped
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried basil
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
  • 2 1/2 tsp. bread machine yeast (I recommend Fleischmann's)

Instructions
 

  • Layer bread ingredients in bread machine in order listed.
  • Select basic bread cycle.
  • Makes a 2-lb. loaf.
  • Allow bread to cool about 15 minutes before buttering top and sides to prevent crust from hardening.
  • Cool 15 more minutes before cutting bread down into slices.
  • About 10-12 slices.

Notes

NOTE: Homemade bread has no preservatives so it needs to be refrigerated after 2 days.
 
NOTE: all-purpose flour does not contain the necessary gluten to bond the ingredients together as well as bread flour. The bread may turn out crumbly. For best results use bread flour.
 
NOTE: I recommend using Fleischmann's yeast or bread machine yeast in any yeast bread recipe. Red Star yeast just doesn't work as well.
 
NOTE: To reconstitute the tomatoes: place sun-dried tomatoes in a measuring cup. Add very hot water and allow tomatoes to sit in the water about 5 minutes. Drain and chop before using in recipe.
 
Recipe adapted from Cooks Recipes.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 8gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 216mgPotassium: 323mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 123IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 2mg
Keyword bread, breakfast, cheese, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

[b]Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread[/b]
Recipe Type: Breads, Rolls and Muffins
Cuisine: Italian
Author: Teresa Ambra inspired from [url href=”http://www.cooksrecipes.com/bread/mozzarella-and-sun-dried-tomato-bread-machine-recipe.html” target=”_blank” title=”mozzarella and sun-dried tomato bread”]Cooks Recipes[/url]
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 12
Savory and tasty Italian-style bread for the breadmaker. This recipe includes mozzarella cheese, reconstituted sun-dried tomatoes and is seasoned with garlic powder, basil and oregano. This recipe makes a 2-lb. loaf.
Ingredients
  • 1 ¼ cups hot water
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 ¾ tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 ¾ cups King Arthur bread flour
  • ¾ cup mozzarella cheese
  • ¾ cup Mezetta’s sun-dried tomatoes rehydrated and chopped
  • 1 ½ tsp. basil
  • 1 ½ tsp. oregano
  • 2 ½ tsp. yeast
Instructions
  1. Layer bread ingredients in bread machine in order listed.
  2. Select basic bread cycle.
  3. Makes a 2-lb. loaf.
  4. Allow bread to cool about 15 minutes before buttering top and sides to prevent crust from hardening.
  5. Cool 15 more minutes before cutting bread down into slices.
  6. About 10-12 slices.
Notes
To rehydrate tomatoes, place tomatoes in a bowl of very hot water for 3-4 minutes to soften.
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Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread is so easy to make because you bake it in the breadmaker!

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Bread is comfort food for me. I can make a meal out of homemade bread. Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread is tasty, delicious and kid-friendly! 🙂

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Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread

Teresa Ambra
Mozzarella and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread is a savory and tasty Italian-style bread for the breadmaker. This recipe includes mozzarella cheese, reconstituted sun-dried tomatoes and is seasoned with garlic powder, basil and oregano. It’s terrific served with chili or soup on cold, winter nights. The combination of flavors in this home baked bread is so mouthwatering. This recipe makes a 2-lb. loaf.
3.25 from 4 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins, Breakfast
Cuisine Italian
Servings 12
Calories 232 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 breadmaker for a two-pound loaf
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 pastry brush to brush loaf with butter after baking
  • 1 electric knife preferred, or sharp bread knife
  • 1 sharp knife to chop rehydrated tomatoes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cups hot water
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 3/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 3/4 cups bread flour (Use Bread Flour, NOT all purpose flour)
  • 3/4 cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes rehydrated and chopped
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried basil
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
  • 2 1/2 tsp. bread machine yeast (I recommend Fleischmann’s)

Instructions
 

  • Layer bread ingredients in bread machine in order listed.
  • Select basic bread cycle.
  • Makes a 2-lb. loaf.
  • Allow bread to cool about 15 minutes before buttering top and sides to prevent crust from hardening.
  • Cool 15 more minutes before cutting bread down into slices.
  • About 10-12 slices.

Notes

NOTE: Homemade bread has no preservatives so it needs to be refrigerated after 2 days.
 
NOTE: all-purpose flour does not contain the necessary gluten to bond the ingredients together as well as bread flour. The bread may turn out crumbly. For best results use bread flour.
 
NOTE: I recommend using Fleischmann’s yeast or bread machine yeast in any yeast bread recipe. Red Star yeast just doesn’t work as well.
 
NOTE: To reconstitute the tomatoes: place sun-dried tomatoes in a measuring cup. Add very hot water and allow tomatoes to sit in the water about 5 minutes. Drain and chop before using in recipe.
 
Recipe adapted from Cooks Recipes.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 8gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 216mgPotassium: 323mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 123IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 2mg
Keyword bread, breakfast, cheese, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

11 Comments

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  • Janet

    July 16, 2015 at 5:30 pm

    Help! I am making this bread in a cuisinart bread maker. It doesn’t look like dough though. It looks crumbly LOL.
    Is it supposed to look like that?

    1. Teresa

      July 16, 2015 at 5:46 pm

      Hi, Janet. Did you use bread flour rather than regular flour? that can make the bread crumbly. It almost sounds like the bread maker didn’t knead the bread the way it’s supposed to. All I do when I make bread in the breadmaker is to layer it in the order given. The breadmaker then does the work. I don’t open the lid or anything. I just take it out when it’s done. It usually needs about 30-45 minutes into the baking cycle. Then it raises the last hour or so out of a four-hour cycle. Hope that helps.

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  • Jen

    December 30, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    3 stars
    HELP! Followed the recipe exactly. Set my make for a 2lb loaf. The bread rose so much it’s hitting the top and the top middle is raw. Obviously needs some adjustments. I’m new at this and only my 3rd loaf I’ve tried. Any ideas? Or troubleshooting tips?

  • Jen

    December 30, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    So I followed the recipe exactly. Smells amazing in here. However the loaf raised so much it’s hitting the top of the bread maker and raw on top 🙁 any ideas how to fix this? Less water? Less flour? I’m new at bread making I just got it for Christmas and this is only my 3rd loaf I’ve made. I’ll appreciate any trouble shooting

    1. Teresa

      December 30, 2014 at 6:01 pm

      I think it probably depends on the breadmaker, Jen, but I’ve had some of my bread loaves do that on occasion. It doesn’t usually affect the taste of the bread except the top slice. And unfortunately, you may have to scrub the dough off the underside of the top glass lid. I would add an additional 1/4 cup of flour next time. You may also need to decrease the yeast about 1/4 tsp. or the sugar by a half teaspoon. When I made it in my breadmaker, I don’t remember having any difficulty with this bread. If you really enjoy the recipe and are willing to try it again, try these three changes and write them down in your cookbook (or on your recipe) so that you remember it for next time. Don’t give up. Breadmaking is kind of an art and the right mix is critical. If you live in a high altitude climate, that may also affect your bread.

  • Shari Kelley

    March 26, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    This looks and sounds delicious! I haven’t used my breadmaker in awhile. I need to get it out and make this.

    1. Teresa

      March 26, 2014 at 8:05 pm

      Thanks, Shari. Yes, it’s really tasty and so easy!

      1. jen

        December 30, 2014 at 3:40 pm

        4 stars
        HELP! Followed the recipe exactly. Set my make for a 2lb loaf. The bread rose so much it’s hitting the top and the top middle is raw. Obviously needs some adjustments. I’m new at this and only my 3rd loaf I’ve tried. Any ideas? Or troubleshooting tips?

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