Cream Cheese Bread


A Passion for Bread........Bread is a rich and fascinating source of exciting recipes and expert information.  Bread has enduring culinary and cultural significance all around the world.  The making of bread requires little more than a pair of your hands, an oven, patience and of course a love or passionJ.  Here I would like to share my first experience on making bread, the Cream Cheese Bread.  If you want me to tell you my feeling on bread making – Bread is Alive!  Happy Trying!


Cream Cheese Bread

Ingredients:
  • 1 kg bread flour
  • 15g instant dried yeast
  • 55g milk powder
  • 60g sugar
  • 100g butter
  • 100g cream cheese
  • 600g water
  • 20g salt
  • 1 egg – beaten

Directions:
  • Hand-mix  bread flour, instant dried yeast, milk powder, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl. 
  • Add in cream cheese and water and knead to form a dough.
  • Add in butter, continue to knead to form a smooth and elastic dough.
  • Shape the dough as for a long loaf and place into a greased loaf tin.
  • Cover dough with clear film or a towel.  Let it prove for 50 – 60 minutes, or till it doubles its size.
  • Brush with beaten egg and bake in an oven pre-heated to 180◦C for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.


Cream cheese adds a creamy and cheesy aroma to white bread.  It is ideal for sandwiching smoked salmon and other smoked meats.
The dough-making









Kneeding & Shaping

Place dough into the loaf tin
Bread is ready
Cream Cheese Bread is ready to serve

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