Best Cheese Caraway Bread 2 Loaves Recipes

CARAWAY BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. In a large bowl, combine caraway seeds, salt, honey, yeast mixture, whole wheat flour and 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; beat on medium speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Grease a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; sprinkle with cornmeal. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a round loaf; place on prepared pan. Cover with greased plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Using a sharp knife, cut a large "X" in top of loaf. Bake on a lower oven rack 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool.

FARMHOUSE CHEESE AND CARAWAY SODA BREAD PUDDINGS

Steps:

• Make soda bread:
• Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and caraway in a large bowl. Add buttermilk and butter. Stir just until dough is evenly moistened but still lumpy.
• Transfer dough to a well-floured surface and turn dough to coat with flour. Gently knead with floured hands about 8 times to form a soft but slightly less sticky dough.
• Form into a domed 6-inch round and put on an ungreased baking sheet. Cut a 1/2-inch-deep "X" across top of each loaf with a sharp knife. Using a small sieve, dust 1 tablespoon of additional flour over loaf.
• Bake in middle of oven until golden brown and bottom sounds hollow when tapped, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer loaf to a rack and cool completely.
• Make puddings:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter ramekins or baking dish.
• Cut enough bread into 1-inch cubes to measure 3 3/4 cups (about half the loaf; reserve remaining bread for another use.) Divide bread among ramekins (or spread in larger baking dish).
• Whisk together eggs, milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stir in cheese and spoon over bread in ramekins or baking dish. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Put ramekins or baking dish in a larger baking pan and add enough hot water to come halfway up sides of ramekins or dish.
• Bake until just set and a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Transfer ramekins or dish from hot water bath to a rack and cool 20 minutes before serving.

CARAWAY-CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, toss together the Swiss cheese and the first bread flour (3 tablespoons) Add the Swiss cheese mixture and the remaining ingredients to the machine according to the manufacturer's directions.
• Select the basic white bread cycle.

DANISH DILL OR CARAWAY BREAD

Steps:

• Soften yeast in the warm water. Set aside.
• Heat cottage cheese to warm (not hot!); stir in sugar, onion, butter, dill or caraway seeds, salt, soda, and egg.
• Add the yeast and mix well.
• Add enough flour to make a stiff dough (not sticky).
• Let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• Punch down and shape into two loaves.
• Put loaves into two well-greased loaf pans and let rise again until doubled.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour.