Blue Ribbon Poppy Seed Cheese Bread Recipes

SWISS CHEESE BREAD WITH BEAU MONDE SEASONING

Steps:

• 1. Slice french bread on the diagonal, 3/4 of the way through the bread. Make sure that you do not cut all the way through the bottom of the bread.
• 2. Place one slice of cheese in each slice of bread.
• 3. Mix remaining ingredients together and spread evenly over top of bread.
• 4. Wrap loaf in foil and bake at 325-degrees for 25-30 minutes. Serve and Enjoy!

ALMOND POPPY SEED BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, oil, eggs, poppy seeds, lemon juice and extracts; beat until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to sugar mixture alternately with milk, beating just until moistened. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over warm loaves. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

BLUE-RIBBON HERB ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add the oil, honey, salt, seasonings, egg, whole wheat flour and remaining water. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into 6 portions. Divide each into 24 pieces. Shape each into a 1-in. ball; place 3 balls in each greased muffin cup. Cover and let rise until doubled, 20-25 minutes., Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until tops are golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks.

SWISS POPPY SEED BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Cut a piece of aluminum foil large enough to hold the French bread loaf and a couple inches extra on each end.
• 2. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• 3. With a serrated knife, slice the bread diagonally in 1-inch slices.
• 4. Place the bread in the middle of the aluminum foil.
• 5. Insert half of a Swiss cheese slice between each slice of bread.
• 6. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Turn the heat to low.
• 7. To the butter, add the minced onion, mustard, lemon juice, poppy seed and season salt.
• 8. Remove the saucepan from the stove, and pour a little bit of the mixture between each slice.
• 9. At this point, if you wanted to turn this into a sandwich, you would place a piece of deli ham between each slice of bread.
• 10. Wrap the aluminum foil around the bread, but do not cover it completely.
• 11. Bake for 30 minutes.
• 12. Remove the bread from the oven and serve immediately. This bread is addictive!

POPPY SEED BREAD WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, oil, poppy seeds, butter flavoring and extracts. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Transfer to 2 greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm loaves.

BLUE RIBBON BREAD MACHINE BREAD

Steps:

• Place the water into the bread pan. Spoon in honey then the yeast over the water; allow the yeast to foam for 10 minutes.
• Add oil, butter. Add in flour and salt. Select the dough setting and press start. Remove from machine; cover and let rest 10 minutes.
• Shape into loaves or a boule or a batard; cover with cloth. Place in oven that was turned on to 200* and turned off. Leave the door open first 5 minutes. Let rise 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and set it to 400*; slash you loaves 2-3 times. When ready place bread inside for 10 minutes; reduce to 350* for 20 minutes. Spray with water a couple of time at beginning of baking. Instant thermometer reads 200*, it's done.

SWISS POPPY SEED BREAD

Steps:

• Cut loaf of French bread into 10 slices, 3/4 of the way through.
• Insert slices of Swiss Cheese between each of the bread slices.
• Saute onion in butter until transparent, not brown.
• Add poppy seed to butter.
• Spoon butter/onion/poppy seed mixture between the slices of bread and cheese.
• Wrap in foil.
• Bake at 300 degrees until the cheese melts and the bread is hot throughout, about 20-25 minutes.

BLUE CHEESE GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Cut into bread to make 1-in.-thick slices, but don't cut all the way through, leaving slices attached at the bottom. Spread cheese mixture between slices. , Wrap loaf in a large piece of heavy-duty foil (about 28x18 in.). Fold foil around bread and seal tightly. Bake at 350° until heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.