Cheese 'N Onion Bread is a wonderful dinner bread for any occasion. This tasty and savory bread incorporates cheddar cheese and dehydrated onions for superb flavor. It makes a 2-pound loaf in the breadmaker and it's so quick and easy. This recipe uses no oil. If you enjoy home-baked bread with your meals, this bread is delightful.
1 pastry brush to brush bread with melted butter after baking
1 electric knife preferred, or sharp bread knife to slice bread after baking
Ingredients
1 1/3cupshot water
3tbsp.powdered milk
1tbsp.granulated sugar
1 1/2tsp.salt
4cupsbread flourNOT all-purpose flour
2tbsp.dried onion flakes
1/2cupsharp Cheddar cheeseshredded
2tsp.Fleishmann's bread machine yeastpreferred over other brands
Instructions
Measure ingredients in the order listed into bread pan.
Insert baking pan into oven chamber, twist to secure.
Close lid.
Select: Regular basic bread setting.
Bake until complete.
My breadmaker takes about 3 1/2 hours at this setting.
Remove bread from oven chamber.
Allow to cool on bread board about 10-15 minutes.
Remove bread from bread pan.
(Make sure the paddle at the bottom does not stay in the loaf!)
Butter the top and sides of loaf to prevent crust from getting hard.
Allow to cool completely or at least 15 more minutes before slicing.
Makes about 15 slices.
Notes
NOTE: Please note that this recipe doesn't call for oil or shortening as the cheese has a high enough fat content from the cheese.
NOTE: Refrigerate bread after two days to prevent mold since it doesn't have any preservatives in the dough.
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.