Fondue Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 pounds muenster cheese, shredded
• 1 egg white, beaten
• 2 tablespoons whole blanched almonds

Recipe

• heat milk and butter or margarine over low heat until very warm.
• combine sugar, salt, yeast, and 1 cup of flour in a large bowl. stir in hot milk mixture, and beat with mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. beat in 1 more cup of flour, and continue beating for 2 more minutes. with a wooden spoon, stir in enough flour (about 2 cups) to make a soft dough.
• knead the dough on a lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes, adding more flour as necessary. cover dough with bowl, and let rest for 15 minutes.
• meanwhile, shred muenster cheese. combine with 1 egg and 1 egg yolk.
• on a lightly floured surface and with a floured rolling pin, roll dough into a 24 x 6 inch rectangle. spoon the cheese mixture into a log shape lengthwise along the dough. fold the dough over the cheese making a 1 inch overlap, and pinch seam to seal. in a greased 9 inch round cake pan, place roll, seam side down, to make a ring. overlap the ends, and pinch to seal. cover with a towel. let rest 10 minutes.
• brush loaf with egg white, and garnish with blanched almonds, if desired. bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 1 hour, until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. remove bread from pan immediately. cool for 15 minutes before slicing into wedges.