Bread Machine Cheese Bread - Artisan Style! - Tasty Oven Recipes (2024)

This Bread Machine Cheese Bread recipe creates an extremely soft, fluffy bread with a chewy texture and cheesy top. This recipe yields a delicious 1.5 pound loaf that can be baked in the bread machine, a loaf pan, or on a baking sheet to create an artisan style loaf. Use cheese bread for toast, dipping into soups, and to make sandwiches.

Bread machine cheese bread is a variation of my traditional white bread recipe and garlic bread recipe. This recipe creates a fluffy cheese bread inside with a golden brown cheesy crust. Garlic and cheese are a great combination in any recipe (like in this bacon cheddar pull apart bread) and bread machine cheese bread is no exception.

Knead and bake the loaf entirely in your bread machine or let the machine knead it for you but bake it in the oven. I enjoy baking the bread in the oven when I want to shape the loaf. Rather than end up with a large loaf the same shape and size as my breadmaker's pan, I can create a circle or oval that looks like artisan bread from the local bakery.

Not only does this artisan style bread make a delicious dipping bread, it makes a fantastic toast in the morning with hot coffee or tea. It even works as extra tasty bread for your favorite sandwich! Spread roasted garlic or roasted tomatoes on a warm slice of cheese bread and you've gotta delicious snack.

More Ways To Use Cheese Bread

• as an appetizer or dinner bread for holidays, like Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
• to make a meatball parmesan sub
• to make ahot ham and cheese sandwich
• add it to charcuterie boards
• dip it into buffalo chicken dip
• to make a tomato basil mozzarella sandwich
• morning toast spread with avocado
• dip it into warm,homemade tomato saucewhen eating spaghetti orwhite cream saucewhen enjoying pasta
• makehomemade breadcrumbsfor breading fish or chicken

You need a bread machine, plus other tools to make baking, slicing, and storing the bread easier.

• Bread machine: I have this Cuisinart bread machine.
• Bread pan: if you're going to bake the bread in a loaf pan, pullman pans are a wise choice. There are bread pans that come with covers so the bread top stays flat and so you can easily keep it stored right in the pan.
• Bread slicer or bread knife: this Calphalon bread knife is one of the best I've used.
• Bread box: to keep the bread stored in optimal conditions. Laura's Green Kitchen boxes are my favorite!
• Bread bag: I love the look of storing bread in a reusable bag. These are also great for gifting.

Bread machine cheese bread uses standard bread ingredients: olive oil, bread flour, salt, and yeast. Plus 2 key ingredients: shredded cheese and minced garlic.

Cheddar cheese, asiago cheese, mozzarella, monterey jack cheese and parmesan cheese all make a wonderful cheese bread. My favorite way to make this bread is with freshly grated asiago cheese or an artisan cheddar. But use your favorite cheese. The options aren't limited!

My suggestion is to always use freshly shredded cheese, though, for the best flavor and the best melting (on the top).

1.5 LB

• 1 cup warm water
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 ¼ teaspoon yeast
• 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar, asiago, parmesan, mozzarella or your favorite cheese

2 LB

• 1 ½cupswarm water
• 4tbspolive oil
• 1 ½tspsalt
• 2tbspwhite sugar
• 4cupsbread flour
• 2garlic cloves, minced
• 2tspyeast
• 1 ½cupsshredded cheese

Water should always be warmed to approximately 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Any colder and the yeast will not activate. Any warmer and you risk killing the yeast.

Can I Substitute All Purpose or Whole Wheat Flour for the Bread Flour?

How Can I Get a Brown Top to Bread?

To create a browned crust, brush the risen dough with milk, egg, or water before baking. My preference is to use milk for a golden brown, slightly crisp crust and egg for a golden brown and shiny crust.

What Kind of Yeast Can I use in a Bread Machine?

Bread machine cheese bread is made in 4 steps, most of them hands off for you!

*If you don't have a Cuisinart machine, make sure to follow your brand's manual for the proper order to add ingredients. Some machines (not many) require proofing the yeast prior to adding it to the pan.

1. Add all ingredients in the order listed to the bread maker pan. Reserve ⅓ of the cheese for the top.
2. Select the basic/white bread setting. Choose the 1.5 lb loaf size and your preferred crust color. If baking in the oven, choose the dough setting. Press start and allow the machine to complete its cycle.

Now follow the steps for whether you are baking it in the bread machine or in the oven.

Baking in the Bread Machine: At the end of the last kneading cycle, remove the kneading paddle. This is optional and can also be done once the bread cools. When the bread completes it's last rise, gently brush the sides with an egg wash and top with the remaining cheese. Once the bake cycle is complete, remove the pan from the bread maker immediately. Let cool for at least 10 minutes, then carefully remove the bread from the pan. Cool completely before slicing.

Baking in the Oven:Once the dough cycle is complete, remove from the dough from the bread pan. Punch down a few times and form into your desired shape. Set on a parchment-lined baking sheet and cover with a towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Gently brush the top and sides with an egg wash and top with the remaining cheese. Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes, until it reaches an internal temperature of 190°F. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

Chef's Tip

Let bread cool completely before slicing. Put very little pressure on the knife while slicing and focus on a back and forth motion. Always use a serrated knife or a bread slicer.

Cheese bread should be stored in an airtight bread bag or bread box. It will keep for 3-4 days when stored properly.

It can be stored in the freezer for about 6 months wrapped tightly in plastic.

Bread Machine Cheese Bread

Kristina Tipps

This Bread Machine Cheese Bread recipe creates an extremely soft, fluffy bread with a chewy texture and cheesy top. This recipe yields a delicious 1.5 pound loaf that can be baked in the bread machine, a loaf pan, or on a baking sheet to create an artisan style loaf. Use cheese bread for toast, dipping into soups, and to make sandwiches.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 254mgPotassium: 51mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 64IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg