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Italian Herbs and Cheese Bread (Better than Subway)

Whenever we visit Subway, my all-time favorite bread is their Italian herbs and cheese bread. It’s has so much flavor and pairs well with just about any sandwich combination or have a slice with soup!

That’s why, I decided to create my own Subway copycat Italian herbs and cheese bread so that I could make deli sandwiches from home and save a little bit of money.

Besides, who doesn’t want to be able to make this bread whenever they want? 🙂

What herbs go well in bread?

When you make homemade bread, adding in herbs can really change the flavor of your bread. For this italian bread, you will want to opt for italian herbs like oregano, basil, thyme, and rosemary. Or you can find an intalian seasoning at your local grocery store.

Italian Herbs and Cheese Bread- Ingredeints list

Here’s a look at the ingredients you will ned to make this homemade bread:

• 2 1/4 cups warm water
• 1 Tbsp active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 5 1/2 – 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup shredded colby monterrey jack cheese
• 1/2 tsp italian seasoning
• 1 Tbsp salted butter

How to make Italian Herbs and Cheese Bread

Combine the warm water and yeast into a large mixing bowl. Whisk for 1 minute and then let it stand for 8-10 minutes. It will look rather frothy, which means the yeast has been activated.

Next, you will add in the sugar, salt, and olive oil. Mix this for about 1 minute.

Then, you will want to add in your flour. Start with one cupt at a time and mix well, after each addition.

After you have added in about 4 cups of the flour, switch to  your dough hook as the bread dough is going to start getting sticky and harder to work with.

Then, continue adding in the rest of the flour. You want a dough that doesn’t look sticky anymore and has started coming together.

Lightly flour a cutting board, or piece of parchment paper. Then, you will scoop the dough out and knead for 1 minute. Kneading just means folding the dough towards you and pushing down with the palm of your hand. Then, keep rotating the dough and folding for approximately 1 minute.

Form the bread dough into a ball and place it in a large well-oiled bowl. Cover it, and let it rise for 1 hour.

When the dough has risen, you will want to split it in half, and shape two loaves. Now these will be larger than a traditional loaf from Subway, so you can also just make 4 small loaves.

Then, sprinkle the Italian seasonings on the tops of the loaves.

Follow that with the cheese.

Then, let it rise on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for another 15 minutes before baking. Use this time to pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Then, bake for 20-25 minutes. When the bread is done, you can brush melted butter over the tops of the bread to really add that extra tasty finish.

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Italian Herbs and Cheese Bread

Whenever we visit Subway, my all-time favorite bread is their Italian herbs and cheese bread. It's has so much flavor and pairs well with just about any sandwich combination or have a slice with soup!

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword herb and cheese bread, Italian Herbs and cheese bread

Prep Time 20 minutes

let the dough rise 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes

Servings 2 large loaves

Author Joanna Stephens

Ingredients

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cups warm water
• 1 Tbsp active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 5 1/2 - 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup shredded colby monterrey jack cheese
• 1/2 tsp italian sesasoning
• 1 Tbsp salted butter melted

Instructions

Directions:

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   Combine the warm water and yeast into a large mixing bowl. Whisk for 1 minute and then let it stand for 8-10 minutes. It will look rather frothy, which means the yeast has been activated.

2. Next, you will add in the sugar, salt, and olive oil. Mix this for about 1 minute.

3. Then, you will want to add in your flour. Start with one cup at a time and mix well, after each addition. After you have added in about 4 cups of the flour, switch to your dough hook as the bread dough is going to start getting sticky and harder to work with.

4. Then, continue adding in the rest of the flour. You want a dough that doesn't look sticky anymore and has started coming together.

5. Lightly flour a cutting board or piece of parchment paper. Then, you will scoop the dough out and knead for 1 minute. Kneading just means folding the dough towards you and pushing down with the palm of your hand. Then, keep rotating the dough and folding for approximately 1 minute.

6. Form the bread dough into a ball and place it in a large well-oiled bowl. Cover it, and let it rise for 1 hour.

7. When the dough has risen, you will want to split it in half, and shape two loaves. Now these will be larger than a traditional loaf from Subway, so you can also just make 4 small loaves.

8. Then, sprinkle the italian seasonings on the tops of the loaves.

9. Follow that with the cheese.Then, let it rise another 15 minutes before baking. Use this time to pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit

10. Then, bake for 20-25 minutes. When the bread is done, you can brush melted butter over the tops of the bread to really add that extra tasty finish.

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