Jamaican Cheese Bread
These Jamaican Cheese Loaves are soft, buttery cheese filled delights. They're baked in a soft flour dough and are sure to satisfy anyone looking to get a quick cheese fix. A great alternative to a typical cheese sandwich.
Ingredients
- Dough Ingredients
- 360 grams flour
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 12 grams sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 113 grams milk
- 97 grams water
- 12 grams oil
- Cheese Filling
- 3 cups mild cheddar grated
- 1/2 cup margarine
- half onion grated (optional)
- white pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix together all the dough ingredients and knead until you have a soft, tacky dough. This should take about 6-8 minutes.
- Set the dough aside to rise in a covered bowl for about 30 minutes while you work on the filling.
- In a bowl, mix together grated cheese, butter, onion and white pepper.
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper.
- When dough has risen, divide into 6 equal pieces.
- Roll each piece out to a 6- 7 inch circle.
- Top half of the circle with two heaping tablespoons of cheese filling
- Gently spread cheese filling leaving a quarter inch from the edge untouched.
- Moisten this untouched edge with water or egg wash.
- Fold the other half over and press down to seal the dough.
- Ensure that the filling is even and there are no bulges before sealing.
- Let rest for 10 minutes
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the Cheese loaves are a light golden brown.
- Let cool for a couple minutes before eating.