This bread can be served with your meal (think about dunking it in Herbed Tomato Soup or soaking up the juices of Moroccan Stew). It would also be excellent when used as the bread for my Adult Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. Consider cutting it into smaller pieces to serve on a charcuterie board too- along with plenty of cheese and served with wine!
Ingredients needed:
all purpose flour active dry yeast dry white wine salted butter white sugar salt eggs Monterey Jack cheese
How to make Cheese and Wine Bread:
In a saucepan, combine white wine, butter, sugar and salt. Heat just until warmed (115 to 130 degrees). Combine with half of the flour and yeast. Add eggs and beat with a mixer. Stir in shredded cheese and the rest of the flour. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead until the dough is smooth and elastic. Place in a lightly greased bowl and turn the dough to coat it on all sides. Cover the bowl, and let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled in place. This should take about 90 minutes. Punch the dough down and let it rest for a few minutes. Shape it into a round loaf, and place it into a 9-inch pie pan. Cover the pan, and let rise again for about 40 minutes. Bake for 40 minutes.
You will end up with a beautiful, golden-brown, round loaf of Cheese and Wine Bread. If you want to serve it right away, that’s perfectly fine. Just slice it warm, and it can be served with butter to add to any meal.
Substitution suggestions:
Substitute chardonnay for dry white wine. Try using another cheese like Fontina, Swiss cheese or white cheddar instead of the Monterey Jack cheese.
I think you’ll be really crazy about this bread. It’s a bit of a project (as most yeast breads are) with two rising times, but it’s worth it in the end when you have some delicious Cheese and Wine Bread to eat. Enjoy!
