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Italian Herbs Bread

Course Bread Dish
Cuisine Bread
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients

  • 500 gr Strong white bread flour
  • 2 tsp Dried yeast (or 23 gr fresh yeast)
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 250 ml Tepid water
  • 125 gr Cream cheese with Italian herbs
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 Egg
  • 30 gr Pine nuts
  • 4 Sundried tomatoes

Instructions

  • Mix flour, yeast, sugar and water in a bowl and let yeast activate for about 10 minutes.
  • Add all other ingredients and mix in electric mixer for 5 minutes on high setting and a further 4 minutes on medium setting. Make sure the pine nuts and the sundried tomatoes are cut into fine pieces. Let the dough rise for about 30 minutes.
  • Fill dough into a bread loaf pan and let sit for another 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 180C.
  • Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Bread should sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.
  • Let the loaf cool down for 40 minutes before cutting.