Bread filled with cheesy goodness and dried herbs
Pull apart bread, which is sometimes also known as monkey bread is one of the easiest bread recipes you can make. I say this because, unlike other bread recipes. you don’t actually have to wait for the yeast to rise at the start. You can mix all of your ingredients and then let it rise.
This bread is filled with cheesy goodness and dried herbs, which is a combination you can never go wrong with.
Skip the cheese and herbs, and add chocolate, nutella or cinnamon and sugar, and you can serve it as a dessert too.
So tear away at the below recipe, and be sure to leave comments at the bottom.
Happy Bread Baking!
Ingredients
To Make The Yeast Mixture
- 1 cup milk, warm
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tsp active dry yeast
To Make The Dough
- 2½ – 3 cups all purpose flour
- salt, to taste
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
To Make The Bread
- 2 tbsp parsley, dry
- ½ tsp oregano, dry
- ½ tsp marjoram, dry
- oil, to brush the pan
Method
Step1: To Make The Yeast Mixture
(1) To a pan, add the milk and 1 tbsp butter. Heat it till the butter melts.
(2) Then, add the yeast. Give it a mix, and set aside.
Step2: To Make The Dough
(3) To a bowl, add the flour, salt, milk and melted butter, and roughly knead it together.
(4) Add the cheese, and knead into a soft dough. This should take about 15-20 minutes.
(5) Transfer it into a bowl, and set it aside for at least an hour in a warm place.
Step3: To Make The Bread
(6) To the remaining butter, add the herbs, and mix them in.
(7) Add this butter mixture to the dough, and gently, mix it in.
(8) Take a little bit of the dough and form it into a ball. Make the same size balls with the remaining dough.
(9) To a round cake pan, add a little oil at the bottom and put a ramekin in the middle. Layer the dough balls all around the ramekin.
(10) Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for 10-12 minutes or till done.
(11) Let it cool down on a wire rack completely before turning it out. Serve with a dip in the middle.
Note: This bread will stay at room temperature in an air tight container for up to 3 days, and in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Method (Step-by-Step)
This is the list of ingredients.
Add the milk to a pan. To that, add 1 tbsp butter.
Heat it till the butter melts.
Then, add the yeast. Give it a mix, and set aside.
To a bowl, add the flour.
Next, add the salt.
Add the milk and melted butter to the flour.
Roughly form into a dough.
Finally, add the cheese.
Knead into a soft dough.
Transfer it into a bowl, and set it aside for at least an hour in a warm place. This is how it looks like when it has risen.
To the remaining butter, add the herbs.
Add this mixture to the dough.
Gently, mix it in.
This is how it looks like when done.
Take a little bit of the dough and form it into a ball. Make the same size balls with the remaining dough.
Add a little oil at the bottom and layer these into a pan. I put a ramekin in the middle.
Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for 10-12 minutes or till done.
Let it cool down on a wire rack completely before turning it out.
Serve with a dip in the middle.
This bread will stay at room temperature in an air tight container for up to 3 days, and in the refrigerator for up to a week.
This bread works well with the below dishes:
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Eggplant Parmaginia : https://old.desidaawat.com/eggplant-parmiginia/
Chicken Parmaginia : https://old.desidaawat.com/chicken-parmaginia/