Basic cheese bread

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼cupLukewarm water
6cupsAll-purpose flour; sifted
1Env
½poundsSharp cheddar; grated (2
1cupMilk cups)
1tablespoonShortening
1cupLukewarm water
2tablespoonsSugar salad oil
2teaspoonsSalt active dry yeast

Directions

Place ¼ cup lukewarm water in small bowl; sprinkle yeast over it, and sti Knead dough with fingers, punching and turning over and over, until it is a Clean out the mixing bowl, wash with soapy water, dry, then rub with shorte Cover it with a clean towel, place bowl in a warm place; near the range or Remove risen dough from bowl with greased hands, turn out on floured counte VARIATIONS: o Instead of grated Cheddar, use 2 cups caraway cheese, domestic or import o Use 2 cups of a spiced cheese like Leyden, in place of Cheddar. o Add 1 cup crumbled blue cheese and 1 cup mild Cheddar or Brick instead o From: A Salute to Cheese, by Betty Wason, Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1966.

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