Cheese Flowerpot Bread

• 1 cake yeast or 1 package yeast
• 14 cup water
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons softened butter
• 1 cup scalded milk
• 3 34-4 14 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 12 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• melted butter
• 1 egg yolk

1. Soften yeast in water.
2. Beat egg in mixing bowl; add sugar, salt and softened butter.
3. Stir in milk gradually; cool until lukewarm.
4. Add yeast and 1/2 of the flour; beat for 2 minutes with electric mixer at medium speed, scraping bowloccasionally.
5. Add cheese and 1/2 cup flour;beat at high speed for 2 minutes,scraping bowl occasionally.
6. Stir in enough remaining flour to make stiff dough.
7. Knead dough on floured surface for 8 to 10 minutes or until smooth and satiny.
8. Place in large buttered bowl; brush top with melted butter.
9. Cover; let rise in warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
10. Punch down.
11. Turn out onto board; cover.
12. Let rest for 10 minutes.
13. Divide dough into 7 parts; shape each part into 4 balls.
14. Cover hole in bottom of each seasoned flowerpot with aluminum foil.
15. Place 1 ball in bottom of each flowerpot.
16. Place remaining 3 balls on top;brush with melted butter.
17. Cover; let rise in warm place for about 30 minutes or until doubled in bulk.
18. Mix egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water; brush on dough.
19. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 17 to 19 minutes.
20. Remove from flowerpot;cool on wire racks.
21. To season clay flowerpots, grease insides of each flowerpot thoroughly; place on baking sheet.
22. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for about 30 minutes; cool.
23. Repeat 3 times.
24. Do Not Wash Pots Once They Have Been Seasoned.

cake yeast, water, egg, sugar, salt, butter, milk, flour, cheddar cheese, butter, egg yolk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cheese-flowerpot-bread-42047 (may not work)