Bacon Broccoli Cheese Bread
From pointsevenout 14 years ago
- 3.5 hours to make
- Serves 1 loaf
Received a request to convert a bacon broccoli cheese muffin recipe into a bread loaf. Hope you enjoy it Val. It has a great savory flavor.
Ingredients
- 3 c bread flour shopping list
- 1 T Bread Fresh Dough Enhancer (optional) shopping list
- ½ t salt shopping list
- ½ t pepper shopping list
- ½ c broccoli, steamed, chopped shopping list
- ½ c smoked bacon (cooked and crumbled) about 6-10 slices shopping list
- ½ c cheddar cheese, shredded shopping list
- ¼ c mozzarella cheese, shredded shopping list
- 2 T parmesan cheese, shredded shopping list
- 1 egg, room temperature, beaten shopping list
- ¾ c milk, warmed to 105 degrees shopping list
- ¼ c bacon fat shopping list
- ¼ c water, warmed to 105 degrees shopping list
- 1 t sugar shopping list
- 1 pkg active dry yeast shopping list
- 1 T butter, melted shopping list
How to make it
- This recipe will REQUIRE bread flour because of all the additives.
- Steam and chop broccoli; drain well and cool.
- Fry bacon; drain well and cool. Use bacon rendering for the bacon fat.
- Combine flour, dough enhancer, salt and pepper. Whisk well.
- Combine broccoli, bacon, and cheeses in a separate bowl.
- Combine water and sugar. Proof yeast in water for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Combine milk and bacon fat. Microwave to 105 degrees 10 seconds at a time; stirring.
- Combine yeast mixture and milk mixture. Add yeast milk mixture to flour and mix until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.
- Incorporate cheese mixture into dough.
- Roll out onto an oiled work surface and knead for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Place in oiled bowl, turning to coat. Cover with an oil coated plastic wrap.
- Let rise in a warm place free of drafts until dough is doubled in size; about 1 hour.
- Punch down; let rest 10 minutes, covered.
- Knead a few times; let rest for 10 minutes, covered.
- Shape into a loaf. Pinch seam and edges to seal.
- Place in a greased 9x5 loaf pan; cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375°F during the last 15 minutes of the second rise.
- Bake for 30 – 35 minutes or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
- Butter top with 1 tablespoon melted butter and roll out onto a wire rack on its side to cool.
- Let rest for 1 hour before slicing.
- Keep wrapped in refrigerator because of the bacon, broccoli, and cheeses.
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