Rich Cheese Bread Recipe
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 5 cups bread flour
- 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- all-purpose flour
- 8 ounces process American cheese, cubed
- additional cornmeal
- In a saucepan, bring water, cornmeal and salt to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened. Remove from the heat. Add molasses and butter; cool to 120 degrees F-130 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, combine 2 cups bread flour and yeast. Add cornmeal mixture; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining bread flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a surface dusted with all-purpose flour; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Work half of the cheese cubes into each portion of dough. Shape into round loaves. Place in two greased 8-in. or 9-in. round baking pans. Sprinkle with additional cornmeal. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to wire racks to cool. Store in the refrigerator.
