Years ago at one of those wholesale clubs I always got their jalapeno cheese bread. Loved it!Either they don't make it anymore or I don't go that club anymore but I don't see it anymore (I only go to BJ's now and not very frequently) Sometimes I see a smaller version in the grocery but they just don't seem to have much flavor either.
Inspired by a cinnamon roll boule style bread I saw this is what I came up with....
Jalapeno Cheesy Bread
JennyMac Lipsmack Creation
2 thawed bread dough loaves (found in your freezer section) or the 1/2 recipe for no knead bread dough
1/2 stick melted butter
6-8 sliced jalapenos (don't use those pickled ones!)
1 lb. shredded mild cheddar or colby cheese (don't use the stuff in the bag!)
1. Shred your mild cheddar cheese (the sharp stuff just doesn't taste right with the zingy jalapeno). I really have stopped using those bagged cheese not only to save money on buying blocks but the flavor is SOOOOOO much better. The cornstarch/flour they put on the pre-shredded stuff really mutes the cheese flavor I feel.
2. Slice your jalapenos. Remember the seeds and the veins inside hold the heat. If you want your bread zingy....slice with abandon. I take a few of the peppers and dig out the seeds and veins to help balance out the heat. Some bites are zingy so not AS zingy. Every bite is a surprise! If you do half seeded and half not....mix up your pile so they distribute well through the bread.
3. Set aside your peppers, cheese and melted butter.
Sorry I don't have step by step pictures of this....It's a pain to keep wiping off doughy hands to snap a pix. I need an assistant....
4. On a floured surface, roll out your dough. Don't worry so much about the size. Just as big as you can get without it the dough getting too thin. Spread on the melted butter. Sprinkle on half of the cheese and half of the jalapenos. Roll up from the longest edge and pinch edges.(kinda like making cinnamon rolls!)
5. Hopefully your roll with be nice and thick from the pepper and cheese. Very gently with both hands roll back and forth (like you did with play dough as a kid) to 'snake' it out longer. Just aim for double in length. Mine was about 2-1/2-3 feet at first and it slowly shrinks as you work with it more.
6. Take one end and start to curl it into itself making one big spiral. Be sure to grab a bunch of cheese and jalapenos as you roll along. Roll, stuff with cheese and peppers. Roll and stuff with cheese and peppers, etc.
7. Top with remaining cheese and space out the peppers. Generously grease a 10 inch springform pan. Cover with towel and let rise in warm place until double or filled the pan.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
8. Bake for 45 minutes. You can cover the top of the bread with foil if you feel it's overbrowning after 30 minutes. You can also remove the bread from the springform ring and bake on parchment for the final 15 minutes to get the rest of the bread 'crusty'.
9. Let cool on cooling rack until room temperature. Do not try to cut this bread while hot. You will flatten it and the cheese will ooze out.
OH GAWD, the smell.....
The GOOEY cheese....
Someone get me some butter..... Heaven!
I've also got so distracted by this bread that I failed to announce my Good Earth Giveaway Winner....Cheryl from The Lucky Lady Bug she journals and has a separate blog where to lists who is having giveaways. You should check her out. Congrats Cheryl....dinner is on MyBlogSpark and the wonderful people at Good Earth!
Enjoy!
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I replied to your email -- *Thanks so much* Jenny and MyBlogSpark! We look forward to trying Good Earth Mediterranean Chicken :)
Your cheese bread looks to die for!!
This is another of your great recipes I will be trying out. I totally agree about the bags of shredded cheese. For that matter, I feel the same way about bags of salad mix.
Jenny, this looks awesome! Love all that cheesy warm goodness swirled inside!
Looks great! Just curious though, do you have any other types of cheese you can suggest aside from those two? thanks btw for sharing, i'd like to share this to my friends too in Foodista. Just if you don't mind adding the foodista widget for cheese, then that should do it. The widget will direct readers to your blog post when they go looking for cheese recipes. Thanks and keep em coming ;)
Amy,
The beauty of cooking....you can always change things up as you see fit. Any cheese that you like could be substituted however all substitutions is like a science experiment....may work, may not. I've made this with also pepper jack cheese but the spiciness and pepper taste was not a prominent. A second purpose of the cheese here is that dairy helps cut the 'sting' from the jalapenos as you eat it.
Hard cheeses would not have the "meltability" as cheddar or colby. I am sure brie, gouda could be used but the are much softer. I post recipes of the things I try at home...Often times my recipes are ones that I adapted someone else's recipe and tweaked it how I wanted it to taste.
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