Christmas Notebook

This recipe from allrecipes.com makes delicious hamburger buns.

Tangy Buttermilk Cheese Bread

1 1/8 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
1 cup room temperature sharp Cheddar cheese, sliced and then diced into small pieces (divided into 3/4 c. and 1/4 c.)

Heat the buttermilk to 110-115*F. This won’t take long in the microwave, maybe 60-90 seconds, depending on your microwave.

Add the yeast, sugar, salt and flour and mix well. Knead by hand or with a mixer and a bread hook for four minutes. Add the 3/4 c. cheese and knead for two more minutes. If the cheese is at room temperature, it will be smoothly kneaded into the dough.

Allow to rise for 45-60 minutes until doubled in size.

Punch down and knead in the remaining 1/4 cup of shredded cheese. Knead just enough to incorporate all the cheese. This will leave some nice chunks of cheese in the dough. Cut the dough into twelve equal pieces.

Shape into twelve flattened rolls and place on a greased cookie sheet (or line the cookie sheet with parchment paper).

Allow to rise 45 minutes, until doubled in size. Bake at 350*F for 15-20 minutes, until browned.

~~Rhonda