Fleischmann's Casserole Cheese Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 cup milk (i use skim, but mom says whole milk makes the bread come out better.)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon fleischmann's margarine (i used unsalted butter)
• 1 cup warm water (see notes below)
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages fleischmann's active dry yeast
• 1 cup cheese, shredded (i like sharp cheddar)
• 4 1/2 cups flour, sifted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees. grease 1-1/2 quart baking dish or two 9x5x3-inch loaf pans. (i used ungreased non-stick loaf pans.).
• 2 scald milk. (to scald, heat milk in non-stick saucepan until milk begins to stick to sides). add sugar, salt, and butter; mix well. set aside to cool until lukewarm.
• 3 pour warm water into large bowl and add yeast; stir until dissolved.
• 4 add lukewarm milk mixture, cheese, and flour. stir until well blended (about 2 minutes).
• 5 cover and place bowl in warm draft-free area until dough has risen to more than double in size (about 45 minutes).
• 6 stir batter down. beat vigorously about 2-1/2 minutes. pour batter into pan(s).
• 7 bake uncovered for about 1 hour. cool slightly, then remove from pan and cool on rack.
• 8 notes: instructions from 1963 yeast pkg - "dissolve 1 package yeast by stirring into warm water (105-115 degrees), using amounts specified in recipe. use dissolved yeast as directed.".