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17 September 2012

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Cheesy Garlic Bread

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Ingredients

240ml Warm Water
30ml Honey
1 envelope Active Dry Yeast
1 tsp. Salt
400g Bread Flour
Olive Oil, For Greasing Surfaces
120g Sharp White Cheddar, grated
115g Garlic Butter

Preparation

  • In a large bowl stir in water, honey and yeast and let it stand for 5 minutes so the yeast can proof
  • Thereafter stir in the salt an flour gradually so that no lumps form, once the dough starts pulling away from the bowl knead it for 5 minutes, or let the mixer do it for you
  • After 5 minutes, dough should be smooth and tacky but when touched shouldn’t leave any dough on your fingers
  • Grease the dough with olive oil, cover with plastic wrap and leave it to rise for about an hour
  • Divide the dough into two equal portions and form two baguettes and cover once again with plastic wrap and leave to rise for an additional 30 minutes
  • Preheat the oven to 200°C
  • Once the oven has preheated, remove the dough and bake for 20 minutes
  • Melt the garlic butter and brush the bread with it, return the bread to the oven and bake until it begins to brown, an additional 5minutes
  • Remove the bread from the oven and allow to cool slightly
  • slice the bread and brush the inner slices with garlic butter and fill them with cheese
  • Bake for an additional 5 minutes and serve immediately
Cooks Note

Makes 2 loaves

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