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Cheddar Jalapeño Bread

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Cheddar Jalapeño Bread

Cheddar Jalapeño Bread

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Equipment

  • - Stand Mixer with Paddle Attachment: A versatile kitchen appliance for mixing dough and other ingredients effectively.

  • - Cast Iron Skillet: Ideal for scoring or shaping bread dough due to its heat retention properties.

  • - Digital Kitchen Scale: Provides precise measurements crucial in baking processes.

  • - Silicone Baking Mat: Prevents sticking of bread on parchment paper and allows easy removal after baking.

  • - Dutch Oven: Designed for baking bread within a steamy environment to achieve proper crust formation.

  • - Cooling Rack: Ensures adequate air circulation around dough during proofing stages as well as post-baking cool down.

  • - Electric Mixer with Dough Hooks: An alternative tool for kneading dough, particularly useful when a stand mixer is not available.

  • - Bench Scraper: A handy implement for handling and shaping of dough in various stages of preparation.

  • - Parchment Paper Sheets: Non-stick surface liners that help prevent sticking to baking pans without the need for sprays or oil.

  • - Bread Knife: A specialized kitchen knife designed to cut through bread loaf cleanly and efficiently.

  • - Non-Stick Bakeware Spray: An optional product used to coat baking surfaces, offering an easy release of baked goods.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast (less than a 1/4-ounce package)

  • 1 3/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon warm water (105-115°F)

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

  • 1/4 cup olive oil

  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh jalapeño, including seeds and ribs, plus 2 tablespoons chopped fresh jalapeño, without seeds and ribs (from 3 medium total)

  • 5 ounces coarsely grated extra-sharp Cheddar (1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons)

  • 1 1/2 ounces finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (3/4 cup)

  • 1 large egg, beaten with a pinch of salt

  • a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Stir together yeast and 1 tablespoon warm water in a small bowl; let mixture stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If it doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.)
2

Instruction 2

Mix together flour, salt, oil, yeast mixture, and remaining 1 3/4 cups warm water in bowl of mixer at low speed until a soft dough forms. Increase speed to medium-high and beat 3 minutes more. Add jalapeño, 1 1/2 cups Cheddar, and 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano and mix until combined.
3

Instruction 3

Scrape dough down side of bowl (all around) into center, then sprinkle lightly with flour. Cover bowl with a clean kitchen towel (not terry cloth) to keep a crust from forming and let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled in bulk, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. (Alternatively,let dough rise in bowl in refrigerator 8 to 12 hours.)
4

Instruction 4

Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface and gently form into a roughly 11- by 8-inch rectangle with floured hands.
5

Instruction 5

Fold dough in thirds (like a letter) with floured hands (dough will be sticky), pressing along seam of each fold to seal.
6

Instruction 6

Put dough, seam side down, in an oiled 9- by 5-inch loaf pan. Cover pan with same clean kitchen towel and let dough rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until dough completely fills pan and rises above it slightly, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
7

Instruction 7

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
8

Instruction 8

Brush loaf with egg, then sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons Cheddar and remaining 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano down center of loaf.
9

Instruction 9

Bake until bread is golden and sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Run a knife around edge of pan to loosen loaf, then remove from pan to test for doneness.
10

Instruction 10

Return bread (not in pan) to oven and turn on its side, then bake 10 minutes more to crisp crust. Cool completely on a rack, about 1 1/2 hours.
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