Beer Cheese Bread
Florence
Prep Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 2 hours hrs
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm beer
- 2 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 cup extra sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 large beaten egg
- 1 large slightly beaten egg white
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
Dissolve yeast and sugar with warm beer in a large mixing bowl.
Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.
Fold in 2 1/4 cups of flour and cheese, milk, salt, dry mustard and red pepper to make a soft dough.
Knead dough for about 8 minutes, use additional flour as required
Cut dough in half and shape each half into a 6 inch round
Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray
Place loaves at least 4 inches apart on the baking sheet
Using a pastry brush, brush tops of loaves with egg whites
Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of the egg whites
Carefully cut an 1/8 inch deep lattice design across the tops of the loaves
Cover and let rise for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until dough doubles in size
Pre-Heat oven to 375F
Bake loaves for 15 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped
Remove loaves from oven and place on a wire rack to cool
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