Cheesy Garlic Herb Bread

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and can provide a similar richness.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while cheddar is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

In a large mixing bowl, add flour, salt and sugar. (Leave aside 1/2 cup of flour as needed)

In a second bowl, add lukewarm water, lukewarm buttermilk and instant yeast. Whisk the yeast until it is completely dissolved. Add these wet ingredients along with the melted butter to the dry ingredients.

Start to mix both the dry and wet ingredients together. (Can do this by hand or use a mixer with a dough hook). Let the dough rest for a few minutes then continue to mix. Add more flour/water to the mixture if it is too wet/dry. Mix until the dough is smooth but isn't super sticky.

Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and begin to knead the dough for a few minutes. Start to form the dough into a ball and place into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover this bowl with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for ~75 minutes.

Take dough out of bowl and divide it into two equal pieces. Dust the dough with flour and then with a rolling pin start to shape the dough into a rectangle that is around 10x16 inches.

Start to spread butter on the surface of dough and then sprinkle on smoked paprika and garlic powder. Add cheddar, garlic, parsley and chives evenly on top.

Grease a loaf pan and then start to roll the dough up from the short end, it should look like a log.

Once the dough is in a log form cut down the center (lengthwise). The cut surfaces should be facing up. Pinch each end of the pieces together. Start to place the right piece over the left piece until you get to the end and then once again pinch the pieces together.

Place the intertwined dough piece into the loaf pan and cover with plastic wrap. Let it sit until it rises another inch.

Preheat the oven to 350F and bake for ~45mins. If its not cooked but browning too quickly add tinfoil on top halfway through.

Remove bread from oven, let it cool for a few minutes before loosening the sides with a knife. Place bread on a cooling rack and let sit for ~30mins. Slice and enjoy!!

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