✅ No-Knead Cheese & Butter Bread (Winter Favorite)

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar lowers calories while processed cheese is often cheaper.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories, while pecorino is generally less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is a healthier fat option, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: no herbs

Dried herbs are convenient and can be used in smaller amounts, while omitting herbs saves money.

Mix the flour and yeast with a whisk.

Add cold water and salt to the mixture and mix all the ingredients together.

Ensure there is no dry flour left in the mixture.

Add soft unsalted butter and mix the dough again.

Gently work the grated mozzarella into the dough without kneading, ensuring it is well incorporated.

Cover the dough and let it rest until doubled in size (about 1.5 hours).

Dust the dough with flour and scrape it gently without deflating it.

Transfer the dough to a work surface and shape it into a loaf.

Seal the seams of the dough and place it into a bread pan (30 × 14 × 8 cm).

Rest the dough in the refrigerator at +4°C (39°F) for 30 minutes.

Transfer the dough to a baking tray, dust with flour, and spread it with your hand.

Score the dough on top.

Bake in a preheated oven at 210°C (410°F) for 20 minutes, placing a bowl of boiling water on the bottom of the oven for steam.

Brush the baked bread with butter and sprinkle thyme on top.

Place the bread on a cooling rack.

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