Stuffed cheese bread is a delicious homemade bread filled with creamy mashed potatoes and shredded cheese. This comforting bread makes a wonderful side dish for soups, stews, and roasted meats, but it is also delicious on its own as a snack or light meal with a fresh salad on the side.
To make stuffed cheese bread, you start by preparing a soft yeast dough before dividing it into individual portions. Then, you stretch each piece of dough into a thin piece before filling it with a mixture of mashed potatoes and cheese, and folding it into a square. The stuffed dough is then flattened and cooked in butter in a pan on the stove until golden brown on both sides. The result is a soft, buttery bread with a savory potato and cheese filling inside.
What is Stuffed Cheese Bread?
Stuffed cheese bread is a homemade bread made with a simple yeast dough and filled with mashed potatoes and shredded cheese. The filled dough is folded and flattened before being cooked in a frying pan with melted butter.
The bread develops a beautifully golden exterior with oozy cheese in the middle. The combination of buttery tasting bread, creamy potatoes, and melted cheese makes this a hearty and comforting dish that is particularly great to have during the cold months of the year.
Pro Tips
- If you find that your dough isn’t rising, it may be that your kitchen is too cold. Simply move it to a warmer location to see if you can get it to rise faster.
- Make sure that you knead the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic, as this will make it easier to stretch out without it tearing.
- Allow the cooked potatoes to cool slightly before mixing them with the cheese and stuffing the dough as the starches will firm up, making the potatoes hold in place better.
- When stretching out the dough, grease your hands and work surface with butter to prevent it from sticking.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Type of Cheese Should be Used?
You can use any type of cheese that you enjoy as long as it melts easily. Mozzarella, cheddar, Monterey Jack, or Swiss would all be delicious in this bread recipe.
Can I Add Other Ingredients to the Filling?
Yes, you can! Feel free to add fresh herbs, cooked and crumbled bacon, green onions, or garlic to the potato and cheese mixture for additional flavor. You could also add some wilted spinach or finely chopped cooked broccoli if you would like to add some veggies into the mix.
Can I Bake Stuffed Cheese Bread Instead of Frying it?
It is best to fry the bread in a pan as that will give it its characteristic buttery, golden exterior. However, you should be able to bake it as well. The taste, color, and texture will just be a little different.
How to Store Stuffed Cheese Bread
Leftover stuffed cheese bread can be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 3 to 4 days. Then, when you are ready to reheat it, you can warm it up in a frying pan, air fryer, or oven until warmed through.
Ingredients
How to Make Fried Stuffed Cheese Bread
In a large bowl, mix the flour with the dry yeast, salt, sugar, warm water, and warm milk. Then, knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic, about 3 to 4 minutes. Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and let it rise for 1 hour.
In a large bowl, mix the flour with the dry yeast, salt, sugar, warm water, and warm milk. Then, knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic, about 3 to 4 minutes. Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and let it rise for 1 hour.
Divide the dough into 6 to 8 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, place them in a baking dish, and brush them with melted butter. Cover them and allow them to rise for 20 minutes.
Divide the dough into 6 to 8 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, place them in a baking dish, and brush them with melted butter. Cover them and allow them to rise for 20 minutes.
For the filling, mix the mashed potatoes with shredded cheese in a bowl. To assemble, grease your hands and work surface with melted butter, and stretch each ball of dough into a thin circle and place some of the filling on top.
For the filling, mix the mashed potatoes with shredded cheese in a bowl. To assemble, grease your hands and work surface with melted butter, and stretch each ball of dough into a thin circle and place some of the filling on top.
Fold the dough over the filling from each side to form a sealed square. Repeat the process with the remaining dough and potato mixture, and then set them aside to rest for 15 minutes. Brush the squares with melted butter, and gently press them with your hands to stretch them into larger squares. Repeat with the remaining stuffed dough.
Fold the dough over the filling from each side to form a sealed square. Repeat the process with the remaining dough and potato mixture, and then set them aside to rest for 15 minutes. Brush the squares with melted butter, and gently press them with your hands to stretch them into larger squares. Repeat with the remaining stuffed dough.
Heat a frying pan over medium heat and brush it with melted butter. Place a stuffed dough in the pan and brush the top with more melted butter. Allow it to cook for 1–2 minutes before flipping it and cooking it for another 1–2 minutes. Brush the bread with butter again, and flip it again until it is fully golden on both sides. Repeat the process with the remaining dough.
Heat a frying pan over medium heat and brush it with melted butter. Place a stuffed dough in the pan and brush the top with more melted butter. Allow it to cook for 1–2 minutes before flipping it and cooking it for another 1–2 minutes. Brush the bread with butter again, and flip it again until it is fully golden on both sides. Repeat the process with the remaining dough.
Serve warm and enjoy!
Serve warm and enjoy!
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