Buttermilk Cheese And Bacon Bread Recipe

• 1 c. Buttermilk
• 2 Tbsp. Butter
• 2 x Large eggs
• 1/2 tsp Baking soda
• 1 Tbsp. Sugar
• 3/4 tsp Salt
• 3 c. Bread flour
• 2 1/2 tsp Yeast (1 pkg Red Star)
• 2/3 c. Bacon bits (real bacon, cooked then minced, not canned or possibly artificial)
• 2/3 c. Shredded cheese

1. This recipe is a combination of Donna Gorman's Bacon/Cheese Bread and her Buttermilk Cheese Bread (cookbook III).
2. I'd made the bacon/cheese bread and it was good, but it was a rather dense, low loaf.
3. When I saw the buttermilk cheese bread recipe, I decided to make a few modifications and combine the two recipes ... the result is a tall, utterly delicious loaf!
4. I then tried it closer to her recipe and, instead of adding bacon/cheese at the mix bread cycle, I added 1 c. of shredded cheese at the beginning.
5. This loaf almost brushed the top of my Hitachi!
6. It was HUGE!
7. I do not know why these rise so well ...
8. I did hot the buttermilk in the microwave for about 1/2 minute and the baking soda is unusual.
9. I may try adding a small amount of baking soda to some other recipes and see what the result is.
10. Anyway ... this is now one of our favorite breads!
11. A loaf is baking right now.
12. MOTO.JOANNA at 21:27 EST

buttermilk, butter, eggs, baking soda, sugar, salt, bread flour, yeast, bacon bits, shredded cheese

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/buttermilk-cheese-and-bacon-bread-95914 (may not work)