Italian Herbs and Cheese Sandwich Bread

Definitely one of my favorite sandwich breads I’ve baked. This was SO good!

Credit to u/bossmombaker for the inspiration and recipe!

I made some changes to her recipe to better fit my preferences. I halved her recipe and it still made two huge sandwiches. Next time I make this recipe I plan to convert it to grams, I will add that to the comments if I ever do 😊

Here is her recipe with my changes:

In small bowl bloom yeast:
1 tbsp instant yeast
1/4 cup warm water

In large bowl:
1/2 tbsp salt
3 cups flour (will be added in parts)
1 cup warm water
~1 1/2 tbsp sugar
~2 1/2 tbsp oil (I used olive oil, she said vegetable)
~3-5g Herbs of choice (I used oregano, basil, and parsley) you could also add some seasonings such as onion and garlic powder

Toppings:
Egg for egg wash
Cheese and herbs of choice

Steps:
1. Dissolve yeast in warm water (small bowl)
2. In large bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup warm water, sugar, salt, and oil.
3. Once combined slowly add yeast mixture then the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour. Mix till fully combined. Cover and let sit for 15 minutes.
4. Lightly stretch and fold dough, let sit for another 5-10mins.
5. Shape dough. Cut into two even pieces. Stretch into rectangle, roll into log. Cover with damp cloth and let rise for 30-40 mins till puffy.
6. When almost done rising, preheat oven to 375 F. Egg wash on top and score bread.
7. Bake for 10-15 mins. While baking prepare cheese and herbs for top. I used a cheddar and Monterey Jack from Trader Joe’s, she didn’t say what she used, so go for your preference.
8. After the 15mins, pull out and top with cheese and herbs. Put back in oven to bake till cheese is melted and golden, around 10 additional minutes.
9. Let cool completely before cutting for inside crumb to fully set.
10. Enjoy 🥰

Seriously soo good, soft and full of flavor!! Obviously it’s not super authentic so don’t come for me lol.

Thanks again u/bossmombaker !