Loaded Bacon-Cheddar Bread

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Loaded Bacon Cheddar Bread

Ingredients

6 cups all purpose flour
3¼ cups warm water
2 tsp instant yeast
2 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
2¾ cup cheddar cheese, fresh grated not bagged
10 strips cooked thick cut bacon, chopped and divided
fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions
In a large mixing bowl combine water, yeast, salt and sugar. Allow mixture to sit for several minutes.

Add flour, two cups of cheese, ½ bacon and fresh ground black pepper. Stir with spoon until combined. Dough will be shaggy. Don’t stress if it looks messy. It will come together in the end.

Cover with a towel and allow to rise in a warm place for an hour.
After an hour, turn dough out onto a floured board and knead for a few minutes. It does not need to be completely smooth. Just knead it long enough to come together and place dough into a loaf pan.
Cover loaf with remaining cheese and bacon. Cover with towel and allow to rest for thirty minutes.

Bake in a 400º oven for fifteen minutes. Cover loosely with foil and reduce heat to 350º and continue baking for another 25 minutes. Remove foil and allow to bake for another 5 minutes.


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