Caraway Cheese Loaf Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line a 2lb/900g loaf tin with baking parchment.
• Beat the caster sugar and butter using an electric whisk or wooden spoon. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla, then gently stir in the flour, ground almonds, milk and caraway seeds.
• Pour the mixture into the tin. Sprinkle over the demerara sugar and flaked almonds, then bake for 1 hr or until a skewer poked into the cake comes out clean. Remove from the tin and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Add brown sugar, caraway, oil, salt and remaining water; mix well. Stir in rye flour and 1 cup all-purpose flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining all-purpose 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. , Punch dough down; divide in half. Shape each half into a ball; place in 2 greased 8-in. round baking pans or ovenproof skillets. Flatten balls to a 6-in. diameter. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, toss together the Swiss cheese and the first bread flour (3 tablespoons) Add the Swiss cheese mixture and the remaining ingredients to the machine according to the manufacturer's directions.
• Select the basic white bread cycle.

Steps:

• TO MAKE THE CARAWAY CHEESE: Make sure the farmhouse cheese is DRAINED WELL in cheesecloth.
• (Do not add any cream to the cheese after draining.) Place the butter, baking soda, and salt in the top of a DOUBLE BOILER over SIMMERING water.
• When the butter is melted, add the cheese, and continue cooking, whisking occasionally, until the cheese has melted, about 1 hour.
• The butter and cheese will be separated.
• Beat in the sour cream and caraway seeds until the mixture is blended well together.
• Pour into a large loaf pan or a crock.
• Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, until the cheese is firm.
• Turn out onto a serving dish, if you like, bring to room temperature, and serve.
• TO MAKE FRESH FARMHOUSE CHEESE: Warm the whole milk and buttermilk over low heat in a large saucepan or stockpot until they reach 90 degrees on an instant-read thermometer.
• Pour 1/4 cup of this mixture into a glass measuring cup and heat it in the microwave for 10 seconds on high, or until it is 115 degrees; alternatively, heat the 1/4 cup milk in a small saucepan until it reaches the same temperature.
• Crumble the rennet tablet into the warm milk in the measuring cup and stir to blend.
• Pour this mixture back into the large saucepan and stir well.
• Remove from the heat, cover the pan, and let the mixture sit overnight, for at least 14 hours.
• In the morning, return the pan to the heat and remove its cover.
• For a larger curd cheese, bring the mixture to 130 or 140 degrees over medium heat; for a smaller curd cheese, bring the mixture to about 115 degrees over low heat.
• Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, at the desired temperature for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the curds have separated from the whey.
• Meanwhile, line two colanders with a double thickness of cheesecloth.
• Tie or clip the cheesecloths to the perimeters of the colanders to keep them from slipping inches Gently pure half of the mixture through 1 colander and half through the other.
• Let the whey drain off the cottage cheese for about 1 hour.
• Spoon the drained cheese into two 1-pint containers.
• Stir in some fresh cream, sour cream, or whole milk, if you like, for a softer consistency and flavor.
• The cheese will keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
• Makes 8 cups.
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Steps:

• Make soda bread:
• Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and caraway in a large bowl. Add buttermilk and butter. Stir just until dough is evenly moistened but still lumpy.
• Transfer dough to a well-floured surface and turn dough to coat with flour. Gently knead with floured hands about 8 times to form a soft but slightly less sticky dough.
• Form into a domed 6-inch round and put on an ungreased baking sheet. Cut a 1/2-inch-deep "X" across top of each loaf with a sharp knife. Using a small sieve, dust 1 tablespoon of additional flour over loaf.
• Bake in middle of oven until golden brown and bottom sounds hollow when tapped, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer loaf to a rack and cool completely.
• Make puddings:
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Butter ramekins or baking dish.
• Cut enough bread into 1-inch cubes to measure 3 3/4 cups (about half the loaf; reserve remaining bread for another use.) Divide bread among ramekins (or spread in larger baking dish).
• Whisk together eggs, milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stir in cheese and spoon over bread in ramekins or baking dish. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Put ramekins or baking dish in a larger baking pan and add enough hot water to come halfway up sides of ramekins or dish.
• Bake until just set and a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
• Transfer ramekins or dish from hot water bath to a rack and cool 20 minutes before serving.