Cheese Herb Bread
Recipes for 1 lb-loaf bread machines, like for my Zojirushi 1-Pound-Loaf Programmable Mini Breadmaker, can be hard to find (most recipe books include recipes for 2 lb or larger loaves), so when one comes across a tasty recipe for a 1 lb. loaf, you stick with it!
I have made this recipe, which I’ve adapted from the Bread Machine Magic cookbook, several times, and my kids love it. It is simple to put the recipe together, and the bread comes out soft and delicious consistently. It tastes great with a little flavored olive oil (you can add some dried oregano and basil to the oil) drizzled on top.
Cheese Herb Bread (1 lb loaf)
Ingredients
– 1 cup milk or buttermilk
– 1 tablespoon olive oil
– 2 teaspoons sugar
– 1 teaspoon salt
– 2 cups bread flour (I use King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour)
-1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese (freshly grated is best)
-1/4 teaspoon dried basil
– 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
– One and 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
Place all ingredients in the bread machine pan, starting with the liquid ingredients first. Before adding the yeast, make a small indentation in the top of the flour, and then pour the yeast into the indentation. Place the bread plan in the bread machine, and close the lid.
Set bread machine on regular bread and crust settings, and start bread cycle.
Once the bread has finished rising and baking (less than 4 hours later), allow it to cool before slicing.
Have any bread machine recipes to share? Please add them to the comments.
Hi, Lauren,
I really like your blog. On the bread machine topic, I don’t have a recipe to share, but I did receive a bread machine as a wedding gift many years ago. At first, I felt like you — this big item is hard to store and takes up way too much counter space. Then I tried it and used it for several years until it broke. Rather than buy another, I have taken up learning to make bread the traditional way, and it’s been quite enjoyable. Obviously, it takes more planning and time, but it’s been fun to try new recipes. I am using, “The Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking” to learn some basics.
That’s great, Val! Nice to hear from you! That’s wonderful that you are baking bread the traditional way. I will have to try that way out, too!
That’s great, Val, nice to hear from you! That’s wonderful that you are baking bread the traditional way, sans machine. I will have to try that out sometime!
I like the bread! Your blog is really good!
An interesting inregdient that you might try is an Onion Soup Mix’ packet.Gives a wonderful smell and makes a delicious bread. I like to do it with wheat bread, and I use sour cream to give the loaf a good texture.(And, of course, nothing beats grinding your own wheat )
The onion soup mix is a good tip — will give it a try!
Depending on what type of bread you are baking and the ietnrdiengs that you have in it, i.e bread flour, wheat flour or all purpose flour, the amount of yeast and the amount of egg and sugar, water. Also, your oven, oil fired? Is that a convection oven, thermal oven or is it an oven that you have on your home or work? Most breads are easily baked around 350 F for at least 45 to 50 minutes, any higher temperature you risk over baking it. Here’s the thing. Always remember you can always add but you can never subtract. When you bake something, you can always turn the temperature a little higher and a little longer time to bake. If you can see through your oven, it is best to always check on it every 20 to 30 minutes intervals.When baking something, you can always adjust the temperature and length of time you can bake the item. And when you are checking it you can tell whether the bread is done or not by looking at the texture when it already turned brown on the top. Never ever open the oven when you are baking for at least 40 to 45 minutes, otherwise this will result in lost of heat, the bread retarding and therefor the bread will fail to rise and you will have a messed up product.Happy Cooking.
Thanks for your tips! I like my bread machine — I am not sure if I will ever venture to the oven for bread making!
We have a bread machine that has been collecting dust for a long time now. It’s my boyfriend’s and he was on a bread making kick a few years ago, but hasn’t made any recently. This recipe sounds like a reason to dust off the bread machine though!
Hi — hope you get to dust off that bread machine! My family loves this recipe. My kids are always asking me to bake bread!
This is the recipe I use for basic bread every day. You can change it up as you get used to what your bread will do will do.
2 tsp. bread maker yeast, room temp
1 cup water- nice warm to the touch, about 70 degrees F
1 TBL. sugar
1 TBL. oil
3 1/12 cups of flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
Add water to bread machine and add sugar, oil and salt. Add flour, make dent in flour and add yeast. I usually just use the dough setting then make rolls or french loaves. You can vary your recipe by adding egg, powdered milk, herbs, whatever you want. As you get used to your bread machine you will be able to experiment easily. Have fun. I had great loaves and not so great loaves, but they have been better than a Rainbow loaf.
Thanks for the recipe! Will give it a try.