Recipe: Whole Wheat Cheddar Bread (bread machine)

WHOLE WHEAT CHEDDAR BREAD

"Tangy cubes of aged Cheddar make the dough lumpy-looking on its final rise, but the taste is heaven, especially when still warm. For a healthy meal bursting with flavor, set a big pot of homemade soup on the stove to slowly simmer while you get this bread going in the machine. Leftover bread is delicious lightly toasted."

FOR A 1 POUND LOAF:
1 1⁄4 cups warm (110 degree F) water
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon liquid honey
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat or white whole wheat flour
1⁄2 teaspoon fine sea salt
4 ounces aged Cheddar, cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes
1 teaspoon instant or bread machine yeast

Add the 1 1/4 cups warm water, oil, honey, and salt to the bread pan.

Spoon the flours into a measuring cup, level with a knife or your finger, then dump the flour into the bread pan. Add the yeast. Place the cubed Cheddar in the dispenser (if there is one or add after the first kneading if there isn't a dispenser).

Start Machine. Select the Whole Grain setting on the bread machine and push Start.

Makes 1 (1 pound) loaf
Source: The Artisan Bread Machine by Judith Fertig