Spicy Cheese Bread

Name: Spicy Cheese Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 3 1/4 cups (16 1/4 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces), sugar; 1 tablespoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 1/2 teaspoons, red pepper flakes; 1 1/4 teaspoons, salt; 1/2 cup, warm water (110 degrees); 2 , large eggs plus 1 large yolk; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 6 ounces, Monterey Jack cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (1 1/2 cups), room temperature; 6 ounces, provolone cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (1 1/2 cups), room temperature; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter, softened

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2016

Desserts or Baked Goods

Cheese

Breads

SERVESMakes 1 loaf

TIME2 hours, plus 2½ hours resting and 30 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This chewy, cheesy snack bread is legendary in Wisconsin, and replicating it in our kitchen was no small task. To get a cheese-loaded loaf of bread without bogging it down with grease, we rolled cubes of provolone and Monterey Jack cheese i...

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