Dougherty Family Recipe Box

Category: Bread

  • Ham and Cheddar Bread Pudding

    Ingredients

    • 8 ounces bread torn into 3/4 inch pieces
    • 3/4 cup old cheddar cheese coarsely grated
    • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
    • 3/4 cup milk
    • 1/4 cup chicken broth
    • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
    • 3 ounces ham minced
    • 3 eggs lightly beaten

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
    2. Put bread on a baking sheet and toast until golden brown (about 10 minutes), turning once.
    3. Remove from oven.
    4. Mix together all ingredients except half of the cheddar cheese.
    5. Put mixture into a 9×9 pan.
    6. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
    7. Put in oven and bake until lightly browned (about 20 minutes).

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  • French Toast Bread Pudding

    Ingredients

    • 12 ounces french, brioche, or challa bread torn into 3/4 inch pieces
    • 7 eggs
    • 2 1/2 cups milk
    • 1/2 cup brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla
    • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1/2 cup chopped pecans toasted
    • maple syrup

    Method

    1. Butter 11×17 baking dish.
    2. Put bread in dish.
    3. In a separate bowl whisk eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon together.
    4. Pour egg mixture over bread.
    5. Lightly press down on bread with a spatula to moisten completely.
    6. Cover with foil and put in fridge overnight.
    7. Put foil covered dish in cold oven.
    8. Set oven to 350°F.
    9. Bake 30 minutes.
    10. Remove foil.
    11. Bake until pudding puffed and golden brown (about 35 minutes).
    12. Serve warm with nuts and maple syrup.

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  • Sourdough Cheddar Margherita Pizza

    Ingredients

    • 1/4 recipe sourdough dough after shaping and second rise
    • 1/2 cup tomato pizza sauce
    • 1/2 pound white cheddar cheese curds
    • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 550°F with pizza stone on rack in centre of the oven.
    2. Roll out dough on a well floured surface.
    3. Quickly transfer dough to hot pizza stone.
    4. Quickly spread sauce on dough.
    5. Quickly add cheese to dough.
    6. Close oven door and bake for 10 minutes.
    7. Add basil to pizza.
    8. Bake for 1 more minute.
    9. Remove pizza from oven and cut.

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  • Cheddar Bread

    Takes about 12 hours.

    Ingredients

    • 2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 3/4 cup water
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 3/4 teaspoon dry yeast
    • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup dry nonfat milk powder
    • 3/4 teaspoon dry yeast
    • 3 1/2 cups sharp orange cheddar cheese coarsely grated
    • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
    • 4 teaspoons dijon mustard
    • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • 2 1/4 teaspoons salt

    Method

    1. Whisk together 2 1/3 cups flour, water, honey, and 3/4 teaspoon yeast for about 2 minutes.
    2. In a separate bowl, mix together 2 1/4 cups flour, milk powder, and 3/4 teaspoon yeast.
    3. Sprinkle dry mixture on top of sponge.
    4. Cover and allow to ferment for 4 hours at room temperature.
    5. Using stand mixer with dough hook attachment, add cheese, butter, mustard, and cayenne to bowl and mix 5 minutes on low speed.
    6. Cover and let rest 20 minutes.
    7. Sprinkle in salt and knead on medium speed for 5 minutes.
    8. Put dough in an oiled rising bowl.
    9. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 2 hours).
    10. On a floured surface, give dough two business letter turns.
    11. Put dough back in rising bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled (1 to 2 hours).
    12. On a floured surface, divide the dough into 2 and shape into loaves.
    13. Put dough in loaf pans.
    14. Cover and let rise (1 1/2 to 2 hours).
    15. Preheat oven to 350°F 45 minutes before baking.
    16. Bake until medium brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped (about 1 hour).
    17. Remove pans from oven.
    18. Immediately remove loaves from pans and let cool on a wire rack.

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  • White Bread

    Takes about 12 hours.

    Ingredients

    • 2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 3/4 cup water
    • 2 1/3 tablespoons honey
    • 3/4 teaspoon dry yeast
    • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup dry nonfat milk powder
    • 3/4 teaspoon dry yeast
    • 9 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
    • 2 1/4 teaspoons salt

    Method

    1. Whisk together 2 1/3 cups flour, water, honey, and 3/4 teaspoon yeast for about 2 minutes.
    2. In a separate bowl, mix together 2 1/4 cups flour, milk powder, and 3/4 teaspoon yeast.
    3. Sprinkle dry mixture on top of sponge.
    4. Cover and allow to ferment for 4 hours at room temperature.
    5. Using stand mixer with dough hook attachment, add butter to bowl and mix 1 minute on low speed.
    6. Cover and let rest 20 minutes.
    7. Sprinkle in salt and knead on medium speed for 10 minutes.
    8. Put dough in an oiled rising bowl.
    9. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 2 hours).
    10. On a floured surface, give dough two business letter turns.
    11. Put dough back in rising bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled (1 to 2 hours).
    12. On a floured surface, divide the dough into 2 and shape into loaves.
    13. Put dough in loaf pans.
    14. Cover and let rise (1 1/2 to 2 hours).
    15. Preheat oven to 350°F 45 minutes before baking.
    16. Bake until medium brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped (about 1 hour).
    17. Remove pans from oven.
    18. Immediately remove loaves from pans and let cool on a wire rack.

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