Bacon Asiago Bread Recipe

Bacon Asiago Bread is another great tasting bread that originates in Asia. It can be toasted and served with an egg for breakfast or served warm to start off any meal.

Making this bread is a two part process. First, you make a mixture of flour and water known as tangzhong. This is added to the other ingredients of the bread so that the bread maintains a soft and moist. This mixture should be prepared the night before you plan to bake the bacon asiago bread.

The second step in making the Bacon Asiago Bread is to combine the tangzhong with the other ingredients and construct and bake the loaf.

Ingredients:
tangzhong
1/4 cup all-purpose baking flour
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk

bread
2 1/4 cup all-purpose baking flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tspn salt
2 eggs
1 tspn milk powder
1/2 cup of milk
3 tbsp butter, softened
2 tspn yeast
1/2 cup tangzhong
crispy bacon
asiago cheese, grated

Preparation:
tangzhong

1. Mix the flour with the water and milk until all of the flour has dissolved.
2. Cook in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir the mixture continuously with a wooden spoon.
3. When lines start to form in the mixture and you can see the bottom of the pan, remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
4. Transfer the mixture to a clean bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a lid. Let cool in the refrigerator overnight.
   

bread

1. Mix the flour, yeast, salt, and sugar in a bowl.
2. Make a well in the middle of the bowl. Whisk together the tangzhong, milk, and one of the eggs and pour it into the well.
3. Knead all of the ingredients together then add the butter. Once the butter has incorporated into the dough, you may need to add a little more flour to prevent the dough from sticking.
4. Form the dough into a ball and place it in a greased bowl.
5. Cover with a towel and let the dough rest in a warm place for about an hour.
   
6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
   
7. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Deflate the dough and divide it into 4 equal parts.
8. Flatten each of the four parts with a rolling pin.
   
9. Cover the middle of the dough with asiago cheese and bacon bits and wroll up the dough into log and place it in a greased loaf pan.
   
10. Repeat steps #7 and #8 with the other three pieces of dough.
11. Let the loaf rest for 30 minutes in a warm place.
    
12. Glaze the top of the loaf with egg yolk.
13. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
    

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