CHOP BLOCK VEGGIE BREAD
A Father Dom / Monastery recipe

"Old Monk's recipe given to me maybe ten years ago. Has small chunks of veggies within as it bakes.. great with stews, chicken, as sandwiches of all kinds."

2 cups warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
2 pkgs active dry yeast
1/4 cup oil (or real butter best)
4 tablespoons brown sugar
3 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups bread flour
2 tsp salt
1 cup finely shredded cheddar (4 oz)
1/2 cup each finely chopped onions, carrot, broccoli, celery*
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery leaves (or celery seed)

I prefer to cut the recipe ingredients in half and use my bread machine for mixing the dough:

Put all ingredients into bread machine except onions and vegetables. Need to end up with a moderately stiff dough. Select bread machine dough cycle.

Place the prepared dough in a oiled bowl and turn once to grease surface. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour or till doubled.

Pat down, and turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Pat dough down to a large oval .

Combine uncooked onion, carrot, broccoli, celery and celery leaves. (Veggies will cook as the loaf bakes.) I put the dough back into the bread machine to mix veggies with the dough. At first the dough will fall apart if you do this above step by hand, but be patient, eventually the veggies will mix within the dough, that's why I let the Bread Machine do this step! If to wet a dough, sprinkle a little bit of flour at this point also.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a large bake sheet and sprinkle it with cornmeal.

Flatten dough into an oval, 1 1/2 to 2-inches thick and approximately 10-inches long and 7-inches wide (or make two smaller loaves 9x4-inches).

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes for large loaf or 25 to 30 minutes for smaller loaves. Baked loaves will sound hollow when tapped. Cover if necessary loosely with foil for last ten minutes to prevent over browning. Remove from bake sheet and allow to cool on wire rack.

*Remember to dice raw veggies small so they bake (about size of pencil eraser).

Footnotes:
- I adapted it to mixing and rising first time in my bread machine. Just easier. I take out and form and check for dryness and adjust flour if needed after first rise.
- I bake on parchment on a baking stone in oven.

Original (full) recipe makes 2 to 3 loaves depending on size