Jalapeno Cheddar Dutch Oven Bread (No Knead) Recipe
This super easy Jalapeno Cheddar bread is made in the dutch oven and does not require much attention from you. It is soft inside, while crunchy on the outside and full of flavor.
Equipment
- 1 Dutch Oven (3.7 quart)
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups bread flour
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups sharp cheddar cheese, divided (2 cups and ½ cup)
- 3 large jalapenos (10 slices and 1-2 tbsp. diced)
- 2 cups warm water (105-110 degrees F)
- 1 packet or 2 ¼ tsp. yeast
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix flour and salt together.
- Make a small pit in the middle of the flour and place your yeast.
- Pour the warm water (temperature between 105-110 degrees F) into your bowl, on top of the yeast.
- If your yeast is fresh and give it a little time, you will see it foam.
- Stir the flour mixture with a spatula until combined and there is no dry flour. Then, mix in the diced jalapenos.
- This is a sticky dough. Add cheese and fold the dough with a spatula from the outside of the dough ball to the center, about 8-12 times. You want to get an even distribution of the cheese throughout the dough but you do not want to overwork the dough. The idea is not to break down the shreds of the cheese.
- Prepare a piece of parchment paper by spraying cooking spray onto the paper. Flour your hands, then pull the dough ball out of the mixing bowl and place it on the sprayed side of the parchment paper. Using the parchment paper, carefully pick it up and place the ball into a bowl about the size of your dutch oven. Next, cover the dough ball with a kitchen towel and let rise for about 1 hour. After 1 hour, fold about 8-10 more times, then cover again for 1 more hour.
- Thirty minutes before the dough is done rising, place the dutch oven with the lid, in your oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Place thick towels or something else to prevent heat damage to your countertops. Carefully remove either the whole dutch oven or just the lid. It will be extremely hot, so be careful. Your normal oven mitts may not be enough. We use oven mitts and a towel to grab the handles.
- Lift the dough ball by the parchment paper from the bowl it was rising in. Try not to squeeze the dough ball or in anyway cause it to fall. Place it carefully into the dutch oven, being careful of the hot sides.
- Place ½ cup of cheese and 10 or more slices of jalapenos on top of the bread. Take another piece of parchment paper and spray one side. Place the sprayed side down on top of the bread, allowing it to go beyond the edges of the dutch oven (this is to prevent the bread from sticking to the lid). Place the lid on top and return to the oven.
- Allow to cook for 30 minutes. If you want a crispy crusted bread, remove the lid and allow to cook for 10-15 more minutes. When removing the bread from the dutch oven, lift by the parchment paper and allow to cool. Parchment paper should peel easily away from the bread. Slice and enjoy!
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