Italian Cheese Bread

[babysteps]

(I ALWAYS double the recipe, because my family takes out one pan of this in nothing flat. So if you're feeding more than about 6 people, you probably want to double it!)

2 1/2 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 Tbsp Quick-rise yeast
1 Tbsp cooking oil
1 c warm (120*) water (hot right out of the tap works!)

Combine dry ingredients. Combine oil & water and add to dry stuff. Mix and knead it for a couple minutes. (If you have a good mixer it will prolly do it for you!) Put in greased bowl, let rise 20 minutes(ish). Punch down and pat out into a cookie sheet till it fills the sheet up.

1/4 c italian salad dressing (I think I use more... I just squirt it on till it looks right)
1/4 tsp garlic power (see above comment)
1/2 tsp oregano (ditto)
1 c shredded mozzarella (ditto again)

Brush dough with salad dressing, sprinkle with spices and cheese.

450* for 12-15 min till golden brown.

I use a pizza cutter to whack this into squares when it's done. And the original recipe had it being cooked on a pizza pan... I just use the cookie sheets 'cause thats what I have!

[hunybee]

i likey!

this weekend baby! i'm so making this

[SheWoff]

yummy! This is so bookmarked! I love italian dressing and, well, all of it lol...will be making this soon.

She

[Belle]

I'm making it right now. I'm yelling the ingredients to my daughter and she's measuring them into a bowl. I'll go mix them when she's done. I really need to get more ink for my printer!

She is mixing it now. Be back in a little while.

[hunybee]

Lol

[Belle]

Shoot! I'm out of mozzarella cheese. I thought I had another bag in the freezer. I'm going to try it with cheddar on one and parmesan on the other (I doubled the recipe)

I made my own Italian dressing. I'll post the recipe later. I only have 10 more minutes till I have to pat it into the pans.

[babysteps]

It's better with mozz, but I've made it with cheddar and it's pretty good that way.

Let me know how the parmesan turns out! That sounds good!

[Belle]

The parmesan one is in the oven and the cheddar one is ready to go in. I have a pan of chicken in there, so I can only cook one at a time. I put mine on pizza screens. I have so many different pans it's practically obscene. I just have to have what I need and I cook a lot.

[Belle]

Eating the parmesan one now. Good flavor, but the cheese was grated too small so it overcooked a bit. I like the crust and the Italian dressing gives it a really good flavor.

The cheddar one is in the oven. I'll post again when I try it.

I have the feeling we won't be eating the chicken tonight.

[Belle]

Oh, my word! This is soooo good!!! I can't wait to try it with mozzarella! I might even break down and pay their price ($6 a lb, which is why I don't have any) this week.