Golden Cheese Yeast Bread

shared by Patty H.  (I tried this recipe to go with the Black Bean Soup. It was great! It's hard to beat hot homemade bread right out of the oven.)

Ingredients:

6 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
3 tablespoons sugar
4 tsp. dill (or to taste or leave it out if you don't like dill but I LOVE it.)
2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups warm milk
1 egg

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 cups flour, cheese, sugar, yeast and salt.
2. Add milk and egg; beat on low speed until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
3. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top.
4. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Divide in half and shape into two loaves.
5. Place in two greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
6. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

Note:  It makes two loaves but I halved the recipe to make only one.  I put the entire egg in and then just added a little more flour so it wasn't so sticky.  It turned out fine.)