Cheddar, Parmesan and Jalapeno Bread
- 1 teaspoon yeast, active dry
- 1 3/4 cups water warm, plus extra 1 tablespoon
- 4 cups flour, all-purpose plus extra for dusting
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 tablespoons jalapeno pepper freshly seeded and chopped
- 5 ounces cheddar cheese extra-sharp, grated
- 3/4 cup parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated about 1 1/2 ounces
- 1 large eggs beaten with a pinch of salt
- Add yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar and 1/2 cup warm water in a measuring cup or a small bowl, and mix well.
- Allow the mixture stand until foamy, 8 to 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, add flour, salt, oil, yeast mixture, and remaining warm water, beat at low speed until a soft dough forms.
- Increase speed to medium-high and beat another 3 minutes more.
- Stir in jalapeno, 1 1/2 cups cheddar, and 1/2 cup parmesan until just incorporated
- Scrape dough down side of bowl into center, then sprinkle with a little bit flour.
- Cover bowl with a clean kitchen towel or a plastic wrap.
- Let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, 40 to 60 minutes.
- (Alternatively, put bowl in refrigerator overnight.)
- Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface and gently form into a roughly 11- by 8-inch rectangle with floured hands.
- Fold dough in thirds (like a letter) with floured hands (dough will be sticky), pressing along seam of each fold to seal.
- Put dough, seam side down, in an oiled 9- by 5-inch loaf pan.
- Cover pan with same clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap and allow dough to rise in a warm place until dough completely fills pan and rises above it slightly, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Arrange oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400F.
- Brush loaf with egg, then sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons cheddar and remaining 4 tablespoons of parmesan down center of loaf.
- Bake until bread is golden and sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, about 60 minutes.
- Use a knife to run around edge of pan to loosen loaf, then remove from pan to test for doneness.
- Bring bread back (not in pan) into oven and turn on its side, then bake for another 10 minutes more to crisp crust.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Slice and serve.
yeast, water, flour, salt, olive oil, jalapeno pepper, cheddar cheese, parmesan, eggs
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/cheddar-parmesan-jalapeno-bread-51951 (may not work)