Jalapeno Cheese Herb Bread Recipes

JALAPENO CHEESE HERB BREAD

Steps:

• Proof yeast in warm water.
• In another bowl, combine milk, sugar, salt and shortening.
• Allow to cool until lukewarm.
• Add yeast and mix well.
• Add peppers, 1/2 c cheese, egg, nutmeg, sage, and 2 c flour.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic.
• This should take about 8 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl and turn to grease the top.
• Cover and let rise until the dough doubles.
• This should take about 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down and cover.
• Let the dough rest for 10-15 minutes.
• Shape in a round loaf and put the dough in a greased 8-9" pie plate.
• Cover and let rise until the dough doubles again.
• This should take about 1 hour.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• Place the remaining cheese on top and bake until the cheese melts and bread is done (about 15 minutes).

JALAPENO CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• In a very large bowl, combine 7 cups of flour, cheese, jalapenos, 7 tablespoons sugar and the salt; mix well.
• In a separate bowl, combine the water, yeast and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar. Let sit about 10 minutes; stir until all yeast is dissolved.
• Add the oil to the liquid mixture, stirring . Add half of the liquid mixture to the flour mixture. Mix with hands to moisten flour as much as possible. Add remaining liquid mixture to dough and mix until flour is thoroughly incorporated.
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand until smooth and elastic to the touch, about 15 minutes, gradually adding only enough additional flour to keep dough from sticking.
• Place in a large greased bowl and invert dough so top is greased; cover with a dry towel and let stand in a warm place (90 - 100F) until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Punch down dough.
• To Make Bread: Divide dough into 3 equal portions. Form each into a ball, then stretch out dough with both hands and tuck edges under to form a smooth surface. Pop any large air bubbles by pinching them. Form into loaves. (Note: I like to use a rolling pin and roll out dough, which pops all bubbles easily and quickly.) Place in 3 greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pans. Cover with towel again and allow to rise until almost doubled in size, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) until dark brown and done, about 1 hour, rotating the pans after 25 minutes for more even browning. Remove from pan as soon as bread will easily lift out, after about 5 to 10 minutes. Let cool about 1 hour before slicing.