Cottage Cheese And Chive Bread ( Bread Machine )

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup warm water (110-115 f)
• 1 cup small curd low fat cottage cheese, drained slightly but not dry
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 3/4 cups bread flour
• 3 tablespoons chopped chives (i use fresh but 2-3 teaspoons of dried would work)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)

Recipe

• 1 measure and add ingredients to your bread maker according to your instructions. (mine takes all liquids first, then dry ingredients, with the yeast last.).
• 2 select the “sweet breadâ€? setting.
• 3 select “crust colorâ€? medium.
• 4 press start, walk away, come back 2 hours and 50 minutes later to behold your creation!
• 5 notes:.
• 6 cottage cheese - i drain all the whey that will readily pour off but don't actually strain it to remove all the liquid. i suppose the drained liquid could replace all or part of the water but i haven't tried it.
• 7 dough consistency - as with all bread recipes, more flour or water may be needed depending on the humidity. watch during the first knead & if the bread looks too dry, add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the dough gathers up. likewise, if the dough looks to wet (my machine makes a louder noise when this is the case) sprinkle in flour.