Thursday, July 30, 2009

Apple Onion Bread with Cheddar Cheese





From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a wonderfully savory bread that can be made by beginners, but it's so flavorful I suspect that experienced bakers will try it as well. Mary Woodruff develop this prize winning recipe for the Vidalia Onion Festival. A "cheat" gets the recipe off to a quick start. A packaged hot roll mix is used as a base for the loaf. What makes this bread a standout are the ingredients added to the dough. Purists can add those "extras" to a homemade dough and achieve the same results. This is the winning recipe.

Apple Onion Bread with Cheddar Cheese...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter
1 large apple, diced
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
1 (16-oz.) package hot roll mix
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons chopped red bell pepper
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup hot water

Directions:
1) Melt butter in a small skillet set over medium heat. Add apple and onion and saute until tender. Set aside.
2) Place contents of roll mix in a large bowl. Open yeast package and whisk into flour. Stir in cheese, red pepper and caraway seeds; mix well. Add egg, water and apple-onion mixture; mix with a wooden spoon until mixture pulls away from sides of bowl.
3) Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface; knead for 5 minutes.
4) Return dough to bowl; cover with plastic wrap and let dough rest for 5 minutes.
5) Grease a 6 to 8 cup bread pan. Place dough in pan; cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for 30 minutes.
6) Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
7) Bake the bread for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when thumped. Yield: 1 loaf.


I'm linking this recipe to Wild Yeast for the weekly Yeast Spotting event.

45 comments :

Katy ~ said...

Fabulous! I love that combination of ingredients!! I must try this very soon.

Deb in Hawaii said...

That bread looks so good and easy enough that even I could make it!

My Little Space said...

Bread, one of me & my kids favourite! Especially this kind of good looking one! Love your bread!

Selba said...

It sounds so delicious and simple to make. I will pass this recipe to my mom, Mary. Hopefully she will bake one for me especially because she loves baking bread :)

Martha said...

What a great combination -- I'll have to try this next time I want to do bread.

My name is Riet said...

That bread looks so good and yummie. Makes me feel hungry again and I just had lunch.

Donna-FFW said...

OH my first thought would be this would be delicious dipped in soup.. My second thought was a sandwich with some type of thinly sliced pork, reiminiscent of a cubano. Sounds so flavorful!!

Anonymous said...

Good Morning Mary! Your bread looks " TO DIE FOR"!!!! All I need is some soft butter! Double YUM...

Thanks for sharing!!!!


xoxoxoxoxo
Donna Marie

Valerie Gamine said...

Your bread sounds and looks amazing! I love the combination of apples and cheese.

Lynne (lynnesgiftsfromtheheart) said...

This looks delicious.. thanks for another great recipe..hugs ~lynne~

Country Wings in Phoenix said...

Oh Sweet Angel, I am knocking at the door. I need some bread and cup of tea please? That looks absolutely wonderful this morning. Warm out of the oven with some real sweet butter. Absolutely devine. Stop by and say hi today. I have been a busy girl. Have a wonderful blessed day. Thanks for making me smile my angel. Country Hugs and love, Sherry

Southerncook said...

Mary, Your bread looks so yummy. Thank you for sharing. I wanted to jump in and take a bite.

Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook

a quiet life said...

looks good and i am not even a bread fan!

Ashley @ AshleysBusy said...

wow, I've never heard of this, but it is a good combination in salads. I 'love mixing sweet and savory.

Cathy said...

Love the apple and onion combo, Mary. Its still to hot to bake here, but this is on my must bake list. I especially like that it starts with a hot roll mix.

I bet it will make great sandwiches.

Allie said...

Love the idea of the combo of apples, cheese and onions to it. Yummy!!

Anonymous said...

I wonder what these flavors will taste like together in a bread! Hmm....

Heather S-G said...

mmmmm...okay, add this to my picnic basket. It sounds delicious :D

noble pig said...

This sounds like a wonderful loaf...I love the apple onion mixture!

Pam said...

This looks so good and so easy. I bet it will go great with the pork chops I am making for supper tonight.

theUngourmet said...

What a terrific combination! I can tell I would love it. Your loaf came out just perfectly.

I haven't been baking lately, it's too darn hot over here. I'm having withdrawals.

Faith said...

What a great combination of flavors in this bread! I can think of so many sandwich toppings that would wonderfully compliment the bread!

NKP said...

What a great combination of flavours!
I have never seen a packaged hot dog roll mix, but I imagine the additions would be excellent in a good eggbread recipe.

Boo-Bah AKA Iris said...

I know I woould really like this. I love Apples, I love onions, use them in cooking every day. I have been known in my family as a cheese lover. Now you know why I would love this bread. Thanks for posting it.

Iris

Skoots1moM said...

i would so enjoy this...vidalias are my favorite & cheddar, too!
yum!!!!!

Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...

What a perfect combination. you have me in the bread baking mood for this delicious looking bread!

Unknown said...

This is so original!I love it!

momgateway said...

That bread just draws you... I'm sure it must be delicous

Joy Tilton said...

I see this with a good ham and havarti! Will save this recipe in my favorites file! Thanks Mary, you are the best...
joy c. at grannymountain

Anonymous said...

Looks delicious and simple too!

Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...

I'm not much of baker, but this sounds so easy even I probably could do it. Of course I love anything that has cheddar cheese.
Sam

Lori said...

I love onions. I go through onions like crazy. If a recipe calls for a half cup, I add a whole cup. Just love them! THis bread will taste good this fall.

Lori E said...

Oh how I love the breads. This one sounds so good I may have to break down and try it. I will need to keep up my strength as the new road crew groupie won't I.

Chef Fresco said...

Great looking bread recipe!

LK- Healthy Delicious said...

this sounds so good! and the roll mix makes it so easy - I've never seen anything like that though. Where do you find it?

The Fajdich Times said...

Great recipe. Fabulous pictures:)

Haden News said...

This looks so good, I can't wait to try it. Thanks for your help on the quiz... I'll let you know the results!

Mary | Deep South Dish said...

Oh Mary, that bread looks simply divine!! And so perfect too!

Mary Bergfeld said...

LK, several years ago PBS did a series of local festivals and winning recipes. I've cited the festival.

Madam Chow said...

This looks so good, but I have a confession to make: I don't know what roll mix is! Is there a brand that you use that you like?

Mary Bergfeld said...

Madam Chow, Pillsbury makes a hot roll mix. It can be found in the baking aisle. However, you can also take your favorite roll recipe and incorporate the apple, onion and cheese into it as well.

Pam said...

I've never had a bread like this before but I know I would LOVE it.

Sara said...

Mmmmmmmmmmm....This looks delicious!

Susan/Wild Yeast said...

Hi Mary -- It's always wonderful to get your breads for YeastSpotting. This ingredient combo sounds fantastic1

The Cooking Photographer said...

Wow. Love this one too.

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