Italian Cheese Loaf Food

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• Select White Bread or Basic cycle. Start.

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Beat in water and oil until blended. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead for 1-2 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes. , Punch dough down; place on a greased 12-in. pizza pan and pat into a 12-in. circle. Brush with salad dressing. Combine the seasonings; sprinkle over top. Sprinkle with cheeses. , Bake at 450° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• In a warm oven, let dough rise until double.
• Combine cheeses and pepper and set mixture aside.
• Roll dough into a 10 x 16 inch square.
• Spread melted butter over entire surface of the dough square.
• Sprinkle the cheese/pepper mixture over prepared dough and roll up beginning at the 16 inch side.
• Fold ends under and place on greased cookie sheet with seam side down.
• With a sharp knife cut about 3-4 slants diagonally across the top.
• Plcae in a warm oven and let rise until double again.
• Heat oven to 375°F and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
• Slice and enjoy!
• Many people enjoy dipping this bread in red sauce.

ITALIAN CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut top half off loaf of bread. Carefully hollow out both halves of loaf, leaving a 1/2-in. shell (discard removed bread or save for another use). , Combine remaining ingredients. Spoon into bottom half of bread, mounding as necessary; replace top. Wrap in foil. Bake until cheese is melted, about 25 minutes. Slice and serve warm.

CHEESE STUFFED ITALIAN MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, stir together the egg, breadcrumbs (I whir herbed dry stuffing mix in my food processor to make these), garlic, and 1/2 cup pasta sauce until well-mixed.
• Add remaining ingredients (except the garnish), and mix together well (I do the whole thing in my sturdy KitchenAid mixer, which works quite well).
• Put into a large loaf pan, top/garnish with additional pasta sauce (I like a*lot* of sauce and so use about a half-cup, but three or four tablespoons would do, too), and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
• Serve with rice, spaghetti, or scalloped potatoes.

ITALIAN MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine beef, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and Italian seasoning in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Transfer mixture to a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and cheese in a large bowl. Mix in milk and melted butter. Stir to form a soft dough. Spoon dough into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 34 to 40 minutes. Remove from pan to cool.

EASY ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Spread butter over cut sides of bread. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Combine the cheese, oregano and garlic salt; sprinkle over bread. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Slice and serve warm.

ITALIAN CHEESE BREAD RING

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine 2 1/2 cups of flour, sugar, salt and yeast, stir until blended.
• In a small pan heat milk, water and butter until very warm, about 120°F.
• Add warm liquid and eggs to flour mixture.
• Stir until moistened and beat on medium speed for 3 minutes.
• By hand stir in remaining flour (2 to 2 3/4 cups) to form a stiff batter.
• Generously grease a 12 cup bunt pan (or 10 inch tube pan) and sprinkle evenly with sesame seeds.
• In a bowl combine all filling ingredients and mix well.
• Spoon half the batter evenly into greased pan, spoon filling mixture evenly over batter staying 1/2 inch away from sides of pan.
• Spoon remaining batter evenly into pan over filling.
• Cover loosely with plastic wrap and set in warm place to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• Do not punch or stir down dough.
• Remove plastic and bake in a 350°F oven for 30 or 40 minutes until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
• Remove from pan to cool on a wire rack.
• Prep time does not include rising time.

ITALIAN CHEESE-STUFFED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375º. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat eggs. Stir in ground beef, crumbs, parmesan, basil, salt, pepper, garlic and 1/2 CUP PIZZA SAUCE until well combined.
• On large sheet of foil, shape beef into 12x10 inch rectangle.
• Top evenly with provolone, roasted peppers and olives to within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Starting with one 10-inch side, roll up; press seam to seal. Place seam side down in pan.
• Bake 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven; spoon remaining pizza sauce over loaf.
• Return to oven, bake 15-20 minutes longer or until loaf is thoroughly cooked in center and thermometer reads 160º. This may take longer, so please use the thermometer!
• Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• Serve with additional heated sauce, if desired.

ITALIAN CHEESE-STUFFED MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil; spray foil with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat eggs. Stir in ground beef, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, basil, salt, pepper, garlic and 1/2 cup of the pizza sauce until well combined.
• On large sheet of foil, shape beef mixture into 12x10-inch rectangle. Top evenly with provolone cheese, roasted peppers and olives to within 1/2 inch of edges. Starting with one 10-inch side, roll up; press seam to seal. Place seam side down in pan.
• Bake 40 minutes. Remove from oven; spoon remaining pizza sauce over loaf. Insert meat thermometer so bulb reaches center of loaf.
• Return to oven; bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until loaf is thoroughly cooked in center and thermometer reads 160°F. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.