Baking
Garlic Cheese French Bread
Level: Easy |
Total Time: 4 hours 35 min |
Yield: 6 servings |
This amazing warm cheesey French bread is a popular staple in our household. Topped with butter the flavor of this baked treat is reminicent of Cheez-It cheddar crackers! Let us know how you like to use this recipe in the comments below.
Cheesy Garlic Bread
Print RecipeServings: 20 slices
Calories: 255kcal
We wanted to try our hand at more of an artistic bread that’s not everyday bread. We were inspired by Deep South Texas’s recipe Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese Bread – Easy. Please watch his video and support he does a great job! My wife is sadly not a spicy fan so we added garlic to it instead of jalapeno but you can add it to your bread if you want.
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet tray
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 teaspoon Instant yeast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup cheese we use Kerrygold Irish Cheddar
- 1 1/4 cups water 90°F - 100°F
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the bread flour, yeast, salt, and garlic. Mix together with a fork.
- Manually shred the cheese block and slowly add the 1/2 cup at a time to avoid clumps. Continue to mix with using a fork.
- Slowly add in the water (between 90°F to 100°F or 32°C to 37°C) with a fork and slowly mix in. The dough will be very sticky at this point and shaggy.
- After it’s formed into a rough ball (if it’s too sticky, add in small amounts of bread flour 1 teaspoon at a time). Pre oil the mixing bowl to avoid the dough sticking.
- Cover and allow to rest for 20 minutes in a warm place (an off oven with the light on is a good place).
- Pinch and fold the dough by grabbing each side, stretching it out, and fold into the center. Do this a total of 4 times, every 15 minutes for 1 hour.
- after the dough is smooth and elastic. Allow the dough to rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
- Roll the dough onto a lightly flour work surface. Gently roll the dough into a loaf shape. Place the dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Allow to rise again for 1 hour 30 minutes. After a 1 hour has past preheat your oven to 430°F (221°C).
- After the final resting time. Add 3 decorative designs to the bread, we like to do 3 slices across the bread at an angle. Do not cut the bread in half it’s just for an inch on the surface of the bread.
- Brush the loaf with room-temped water on the top and sides. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and allow it to cool on a wire rack before serving.
Notes
- We loved the bread it tasted like crusted cheez it crackers! Its our new addiction!
In total, this takes about 4 hours of cooking time and prep. - Cooking time Will depend on your oven if it runs hotter bake for less time if needed.
- Allowing the dough to rest for 20 minutes at first will let the moisture be absorbed fully.
- typically we will double this recipe because one loaf is never enough for our household!