Recipe by our in-house chef, @MaddyGoldberg

Prep Time: 10 mins (2 hours rising)

Cook Time: 45 mins

Serving Size: 1 loaf

Ingredients

For bread:
½ cup milk, warm
1 packet (7g) active dry yeast
2 tbsp (25g) sugar
4 ¾ cup (570g) all-purpose flour
½ tbsp salt
2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter, melted
1 1/3 cup water, room temperature

For filling:
2 tbsp (28g) butter, melted
1 clove garlic, finely grated
½ tsp salt
2 ½ cups cheddar cheese, grated

Method

Make dough: In a small bowl, combine warm milk, yeast, and sugar. Stir and let sit for 10 minutes, or until yeast is foamy. In the bowl of a stand mixer, add flour and salt. After yeast is foamy, add yeast mixture, water, and melted butter to the bowl of stand mixer. Mix on low speed until fully combined. Cover and let rise for one hour.

Make filling and form bread: Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, set aside. Make filling by combining melted butter, salt, and grated garlic. Set aside. After dough has risen, transfer to a lightly floured surface. Roll out into a large rectangle, about 10” x 5”. Spread butter mix over the dough to cover completely. Evenly sprinkle 2 cups of cheese over the dough, leave remaining ½ cup cheese for topping. Working from the length-side of the dough, cut dough into 6 strips that are approximately 5” long. Stack the strips so they are on top of each other. Hold in place to avoid it falling over. Using a knife, cut the stack into 4. Place each stack sideways into the loaf pan, the layers should be exposed facing upward. Refer to Instagram post if you need clarification. Cover with remaining ½ cup of cheese. Let rise for 25 minutes.

Bake: Preheat oven to 350. Bake in oven for 45 minutes, or until bread is golden brown and cooked through. Cool on rack. Serve warm.