Homemade Garlic Cheddar Cheese Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 6 cups flour, more as necessary to correct stickiness
• 2 packages active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder (i use more!)

Recipe

• 1 heat milk and butter to 120°f combine half of flour, yeast, sugar, salt, milk and butter mixture, cheese, and garlic powder in a large bowl.
• 2 knead with a mixer fitted with a dough hook at highest speed for 3 minutes.
• 3 add the rest of the flour and continue kneading for 3 more minutes.
• 4 if the dough seems too sticky, slowly add more flour until the stickiness is corrected.
• 5 place dough in a greased bowl, and spray the top of the dough with cooking spray.
• 6 cover and let rise for one hour.
• 7 punch the dough down and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• 8 divide dough in half and form one loaf each in two greased 9 x 5 inch standard loaf pans.
• 9 cover the pans with plastic wrap and allow dough to rise for 45-60 minutes.
• 10 preheat oven to 375°f bake loaves for 10 minutes; then turn oven down to 350f and bake for 30-35 minutes longer, until the breads are browned.
• 11 cool in the pans for 5-10 minutes; turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool for a minimum of 5-10 more minutes so the bread firms up enough to be cut.