Cheesy Chili Italian Bread Recipes

CHEESY ITALIAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add 2 cups flour, sugar, salt, garlic salt, and cheese. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 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 in half. Shape each half into a 14-in. loaf. Place on a greased baking sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Brush loaves with water. Make three diagonal slashes about 1/2 in. deep with a very sharp knife in each loaf. , Fill a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with 1 in. of hot water and place on the bottom oven rack. Bake bread at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Beat in water and oil until blended. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead for 1-2 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes. , Punch dough down; place on a greased 12-in. pizza pan and pat into a 12-in. circle. Brush with salad dressing. Combine the seasonings; sprinkle over top. Sprinkle with cheeses. , Bake at 450° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

CHEESY ITALIAN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Slice the bread into thick slices (about 1/2 inch thick).
• Place on baking sheet. Put about a tsp or so of Italian dressing on each slice and spread it around. Let it soak in a little bit.
• Sprinkle shredded cheese on top of each slice. I've used cheddar, co-jack and slices of mozzarella with good results.
• Bake for about 8-10 minutes. Your time may vary due to size and dryness of the bread.

QUICK & EASY ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Spread softened butter over the cut sides of the bread. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Combine the cheese, oregano and garlic salt; sprinkle over the bread.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Slice and serve.

LITTLE CAESAR'S ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl or stand mixer, mix together water, yeast, sugar.
• Add in flour and salt.
• Mix with a dough hook until it comes away from the sides of the bowl - add more flour if necessary.
• Knead by hand or with dough hook for about five minutes.
• Cover the dough ball with oil, place in a bowl, cover with plastic, and let rise at room temperature 30-45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Grease 9×13 glass baking dish with butter
• Press the dough into the pan
• Spread the softened butter over the top of the dough
• Spoon the minced garlic evenly over the top of the butter to make the garlic butter topping.
• Sprinkle cheese over the top
• Sprinkle Italian seasoning over the top
• Cover with tin foil and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove tin foil and bake for another 10 minutes.

CHEESY CHILI ITALIAN BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix cheese spread and chilies. Cut bread loaf diagonally into 1-inch slices to within 1/2 inch of bottom. Spread both sides of each slice with cheese mixture. Place loaf on 18x8-inch piece of aluminum foil. Bring foil up around loaf, pressing against sides and leaving top uncovered.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until hot and crusty. Serve warm.