Georgian Cheese Bread

Name: Georgian Cheese Bread
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons active dry yeast (a 1/4-ounce package); 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 113 grams Havarti cheese, coarsely grated; 113 grams salted mozzarella, coarsely grated; 1 teaspoons salt; 394 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour, divided; 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, melted; 7 Tbsps warm water (105-115°F)

Georgian Cheese Bread might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 208 calories, 12g of protein, and 9g of fat. Head to the store and pick up salt, unbleached flour, havarti cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 4 hours.

Instructions

Sprinkle yeast over warm water and stir in 1 tablespoon flour.

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Water

Yeast

Let stand until creamy, about 5 minutes. (If yeast does not activate, start over with new yeast.)

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Yeast

Stir together salt and remaining flour in a large bowl, then stir in egg and yeast mixture to form a dough.

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Dough

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Egg

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Turn out dough onto a well-floured surface and turn to coat with flour, then knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Form into a ball and dust with flour.

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Dough

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Let dough rest in a bowl, covered with plastic wrap, punching down with a wet fist every hour, at least 2 hours and up to

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Wrap

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Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in middle.

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Turn out dough onto floured pizza pan, turning to coat, then flatten with your fingers into a 7-inch disk.

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Toss together cheeses and press into a compact 3-inch ball with your hands.

Place ball in middle of dough, then gather dough up around ball of cheese, squeezing excess dough into a topknot. Press down on topknot with a damp fist to press cheese out from center. Continue to flatten dough and distribute cheese evenly, pressing outward from center, until dough is an 11-inch disk.

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Cheese

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Cut a 6-inch X through top of dough to expose cheese.

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Cheese

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Bake until pale golden, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Brush surface of dough with butter and bake until golden and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes more.

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Butter

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Serve cut into wedges.

• Dough can be made 1 day ahead and chilled in bowl (for a slow rise), covered with plastic wrap. Punch down and bring to room temperature before proceeding with recipe.

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