COTTAGE CHEESE BREAD

Cottage Cheese Bread image

Provided by Judy Garcia

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 c warm water
1 c small curd cottage cheese (do not drain)
2 Tbsp butter or margarine, room temperature
1 large egg
1 Tbsp granulated sugar
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 c bread flour
2 1/2 tsp tsp instant yeast (1 pkg)

Steps:

1. Place all ingredients in bowl of Kitchen Aid. Using dough hook, stir and knead 10-15 minutes on slow to medium speed. Use up to 1/2 cup more flour if dough seems too sticky.
2. Put bowl in warm place and allow dough to raise until double, about 30 minutes.
3. Prepare two 9" x 5" bread pans by either greasing or spraying with cooking spray. Set aside.
4. When dough has doubled in size, punch down and shape into loaves. Place dough into prepared bread pans and allow to raise until just above the edge of the pan.
5. Put pans in preheated 350^ oven and bake approximately 40 minutes until golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Remove from oven and allow to sit in pans about 5 minutes before removing to cooling rack.
6. NOTE: This was originally a bread machine recipe but I found that it produces too much dough and raises way too much to be prepared in bread machine. You can use the bread machine for the mixing/kneading, if desired, and then treat like a traditional loaf of bread to bake. I have baked in bread pans and also shaped into an oblong loaf on a baking sheet to resemble a loaf of French bread. Both methods turn out well.