Italian Cheese Bread
We're certain you'll think this recipe is the best thing since sliced bread. Prepared from scratch, it really rises to the occasion. Bake a batch as fast as you can -- we promise it goes great with just about any meal -- Italian or not.
Ingredients
- 2 (1/4 oz.) pkg. dry yeast
- 1 cup(s) margarine
- 6 large eggs
- 4 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour -- sifted
- 1 teaspoon(s) salt
- 2 teaspoon(s) sugar
- 1/4 pound(s) Swiss cheese
- 1/4 pound(s) sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup(s) Parmesan cheese - grated
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in 1 cup of warm water.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat margarine until fluffy.
- Beat eggs in another bowl until light.
- Add eggs to margarine, blending well.
- Stir in dissolved yeast water.
- Sift flour, salt and sugar together.
- Gradually add to egg mixture, continue to beat until satiny.
- Cut Swiss and cheddar cheese into 1/4 inch cubes.
- Stir cubed cheese and Parmesan cheese into mixture.
- Place dough in a 4 quart greased glass mixing bowl.
- Cover and let rise until doubled in volume.
- With spoon, and stir gently.
- Cover bowl and let rise until doubled, again.
- Grease a 10-inch tube pan.
- Gently stir dough down.
- Pour into pan.
- Let rise again until doubled.
- Bake in a preheated 400 degrees oven for 35 - 40 minutes.
- Cool 10 minutes out of oven.
- Lift bread out by tube and cool 20 more minutes.
- Eat while warm or cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 4119.59kcalCarbohydrates: 434.04gProtein: 94.47gFat: 225.7gSaturated Fat: 49.58gCholesterol: 1284.19mgSodium: 9076.35mgFiber: 12.88gSugar: 10.02g
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