Homemade Italian Herb Cheese Bread

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Cheddar is often less expensive and still melts well.

Combine ¾ cup lukewarm water, ½ teaspoon instant yeast, and 1 cup bread flour to create poolish. Let it sit until bubbly.

In a mixing bowl, combine ¾ cup lukewarm water, ½ teaspoon instant yeast, poolish, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, and 2 ¾ cups bread flour. Mix until a dough forms.

Knead the dough until smooth and elastic, then let it rise until doubled in size.

Shape the dough into loaves and place them on a baking surface.

Melt 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter and mix in 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning.

Brush the loaves with the garlic butter mixture and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese.

Bake the loaves until golden brown and crusty.

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