Easy Italian Cheese Bread Recipes

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• Select White Bread or Basic cycle. Start.

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients.
• Combine water& oil and add to flour mixture.
• Add additional flour if needed to form soft dough.
• Turn onto floured surface& knead 1 to 2 minutes.
• Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
• Cover and let rise in warm place for 20 minutes.
• Punch dough down& place on greased 12" pizza pan and pat into a 12" circle.
• Brush with salad dressing.
• Combine seasonings and sprinkle over top.
• Sprinkle with cheeses.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve warm.

QUICK & EASY ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Spread softened butter over the cut sides of the bread. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Combine the cheese, oregano and garlic salt; sprinkle over the bread.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Slice and serve.

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Beat in water and oil until blended. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead for 1-2 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes. , Punch dough down; place on a greased 12-in. pizza pan and pat into a 12-in. circle. Brush with salad dressing. Combine the seasonings; sprinkle over top. Sprinkle with cheeses. , Bake at 450° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

CHEESY ITALIAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add 2 cups flour, sugar, salt, garlic salt, and cheese. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each half into a 14-in. loaf. Place on a greased baking sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Brush loaves with water. Make three diagonal slashes about 1/2 in. deep with a very sharp knife in each loaf. , Fill a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with 1 in. of hot water and place on the bottom oven rack. Bake bread at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

ITALIAN HERB BREAD I

Steps:

• Mix yeast, warm water, and white sugar together in a large bowl. Set aside for five minutes, or until mixture becomes foamy.
• Stir olive oil, salt, herbs, garlic powder, onion powder, cheese, and 3 cups flour into the yeast mixture. Gradually mix in the next three cups of flour. Dough will be stiff.
• Knead dough for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it is smooth and rubbery. Place in an oiled bowl, and turn to cover the surface of the dough with oil. Cover with a damp linen dish towel. Allow to rise for one hour, or until the dough has doubled in size.
• Punch dough down to release all the air. Shape into two loaves. Place loaves on a greased cookie sheet, or into two greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise until doubled in size, about a 30 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Remove loaves from pan(s), and let cool on wire racks for at least 15 minutes before slicing.

QUICK AND EASY CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cheese. In another large bowl, beat together egg, milk and oil. Stir the flour/cheese mixture into the egg mixture, stirring until just moistened. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• In a warm oven, let dough rise until double.
• Combine cheeses and pepper and set mixture aside.
• Roll dough into a 10 x 16 inch square.
• Spread melted butter over entire surface of the dough square.
• Sprinkle the cheese/pepper mixture over prepared dough and roll up beginning at the 16 inch side.
• Fold ends under and place on greased cookie sheet with seam side down.
• With a sharp knife cut about 3-4 slants diagonally across the top.
• Plcae in a warm oven and let rise until double again.
• Heat oven to 375°F and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
• Slice and enjoy!
• Many people enjoy dipping this bread in red sauce.