Name: Pimiento Cheese Bread
Ingredients: *INGREDIENTS*; 3 tb All-purpose flour; 2 tb Butter or margarine, melted; 1 tb Sugar; 1 ts Salt; 1/2 ts Ground marjoram; 1/4 ts Ground thyme; 1 c Milk; 1/2 c Sharp cheddar cheese (1-1/2 oz); 1/4 c Pimiento, finely chopped; 1 pk Dry yeast; 2 tb Warm water (105 to 115 degrees); 3 3/4 c All-purpose flour (3-1/4 to 3-3/4 cups); 1 tb Butter or margarine, melted

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Breads	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		INGREDIENTS
3	tb	All-purpose flour
2	tb	Butter or margarine, melted
1	tb	Sugar
1	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Ground marjoram
1/4	ts	Ground thyme
1	c	Milk
1/2	c	Sharp cheddar cheese (1-1/2 oz)
1/4	c	Pimiento, finely chopped
1	pk	Dry yeast
2	tb	Warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
3 3/4	c	All-purpose flour (3-1/4 to 3-3/4 cups)
1	tb	Butter or margarine, melted

INSTRUCTIONS

*DIRECTIONS*
Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in milk.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and
smooth. Remove from heat; add cheese and pimiento, stirring until cheese
melts. Cool mixture to lukewarm (105 to 115 degrees).
Dissolve yeast in warm water; add to cooled cheese mixture. Gradually add 3
cups flour, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer until dough is
smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and
elastic (about 5 to 10 minutes). Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to
grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85 degrees), free from
drafts, 1 hour, or until doubled in bulk.
Punch dough down, and shape into a loaf. Place in a greased 9x5x3-inch
loafpan. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 1 hour or
until doubled in bulk.
Brush top with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40
minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Remove loaf from pan, and
cool on a wire rack.
Yields 1 loaf.
Source: "Southern Living: 1986 Annual Recipes" Oxmoor House, 1986.
Shared by: June Hoffman, 7/93
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