Cheddar Cheese Basil Bread
A bread machine white loaf with sharp Cheddar and dried basil blended right into the dough for a taste of cheese in every bite.
Ingredients
| 2/3 cup | 160 ml | milk, at 80°F to 90°F |
| 2 tsp | 10 ml | melted butter, cooled |
| 2 tsp | 10 ml | sugar |
| 2/3 tsp | 3.3 ml | dried basil |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (2 ounces) |
| 1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml | salt |
| 2 cups | 480 ml | white bread flour |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | bread machine or active dry yeast |
Instructions
Cheddar Cheese Basil Bread Prep time is 10 minutes or less
Grilled cheese sandwiches, cheese-topped garlic bread, Welsh rarebit, and cheese fondues are all about bread and melted cheese, so why not put the cheese right in the bread? This recipe ensures there is a taste of Cheddar in every bite. The cheese is added with all the other ingredients, so it blends in rather than baking in chunks.
8 SLICES / 1 POUND 2/3 cup milk, at 80°F to 90°F 2 teaspoons melted butter, cooled 2 teaspoons sugar 2/3 teaspoon dried basil 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups white bread flour 1 teaspoon bread machine or active dry yeast
12 SLICES / 1 1/2 POUNDS 1 cup milk, at 80°F to 90°F 1 tablespoon melted butter, cooled 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon dried basil 3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 3/4 teaspoon salt 3 cups white bread flour 1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine or active dry yeast
16 SLICES / 2 POUNDS 1 1/3 cup milk, at 80°F to 90°F 4 teaspoons melted butter, cooled 4 teaspoons sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons dried basil 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 1 teaspoon salt 4 cups white bread flour 2 teaspoons bread machine or active dry yeast
- Place the ingredients in your bread machine as recommended by the manufacturer.
- Program the machine for Basic/White bread, select light or medium crust, and press Start.
- When the loaf is done, remove the bucket from the machine.
- Let the loaf cool for 5 minutes.
- Gently shake the bucket to remove the loaf, and turn it out onto a rack to cool.
Ingredient tip: Aged Cheddar is not the same as sharp Cheddar, although aging the cheese gives it a very distinctive flavor. You can substitute Cheddar cheese that has been aged at least 2 years for sharp Cheddar in this bread.