Dutch Oven Cheese Bread
There's nothing quite like homemade bread with a buttery cheesy favor! This dutch oven cheese bread is fluffy on the inside with a satisfying crunch on the crust!
Servings: 8
Calories: 231kcal
Equipment
- 6 qt Dutch oven
Ingredients
- 4 cups all purpose flour leveled
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 packet
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt Try not to use table salt, as it may come off as a little too salty.
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Add water and mix until no dry clumps remain.
- Cover and let it rise in a warm area for 1 hour. (it should double in size)
- Preheat Dutch oven to 450°F.
- Sprinkle surface with flour, then knead the dough for 3-5 minutes. It should be smooth and elastic, but still a tad sticky.
- Next, flatten the dough, add a sprinkle of cheese, fold in half and flatten then add another sprinkle. Repeat until you have about 1/8 of a cup of cheese remaining.
- Loosely shape the loaf and dot it with the remaining cheese.
- Carefully place the bread on parchment paper and lower it in the Dutch oven. Remember its going to be hot!
- Cover and bake for 50 minutes.
Notes
You can use instant yeast in place of the active dry yeast if needed.
For best results, shred your own block of cheese rather than using pre-shredded cheese.
For a crispier crust, remove the lid for the last 10 minutes of baking time.
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