Fabulous Muenster Bread Recipes

MUENSTER BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in milk. Add the butter, sugar, salt and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining 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. , In a large bowl, beat egg and yolk; stir in cheese. Punch down dough; roll into a 16-in. circle. , Place in a greased 10-in. cast-iron skillet or 9-in. round baking pan, letting dough drape over the edges. Spoon the cheese mixture into center of dough. Gather dough up over filling in 1-1/2-in. pleats. Gently squeeze pleats together at top and twist to make a topknot. Let rise 10-15 minutes. , Brush loaf with egg white. Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Serve warm.

MUENSTER CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine rolls and roll into a 16-inch circle.
• Cover with plastic wrap and let rest.
• Mix the cheese with 1 egg and 1 egg yolk.
• Save the egg white and set aside.
• Remove wrap from dough and carefully lift the dough into a sprayed 9-inch round cake pan.
• Center the dough in the pan draping the excess over the edges.
• Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the dough in the pan.
• Gather the dough up and over the cheese mixture, gently pleating it in about 1 1/2-inch pleats.
• Bring the pleats together at the top and twist to make a ball of dough on top of the bread.
• Cover with sprayed plastic wrap and let rise 15-30 minutes.
• Remove wrap and brush the loaf with beaten egg white.
• Bake at 375°F 20 minutes.
• Cover with foil to prevent over browning and bake an additional 20 minutes.
• Carefully remove from pan and cool before slicing.

MUENSTER BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in milk. Add the butter, sugar, salt and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining 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. In a large bowl, beat egg and yolk; stir in cheese. Punch down dough; roll into a 16-in. circle. Place in a greased 10-in. cast-iron skillet or 9-in. round baking pan, letting dough drape over the edges. Spoon the cheese mixture into center of dough. Gather dough up over filling in 1-1/2-in. pleats. Gently squeeze pleats together at top and twist to make a topknot. Allow to rise 10-15 minutes. Brush loaf with egg white. Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Serve warm. Nutrition Facts 1 slice: 273 calories, 16g fat (9g saturated fat), 71mg cholesterol, 399mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 11g protein.