I made this bread a few days ago. It tasted great, cheesy and all, but the texture was a bit too dense for me. Next time, maybe I'll just use all bread flour or even all all-purpose flour. I was surprised to see that even after I made balls of dough, the finished loaf had balls only on top. The inside had fused like a regular loaf, but with yummy cheese pockets! Making the balls and sprinkling the filling over the balls is a great alternative to flattening the dough and rolling the filling in. My family liked this a lot and had many ideas for using the bread for sandwiches. Since it already tastes like pizza, we could make pepperoni sandwiches, caramelized onion and pepper sandwiches, tomato sandwiches... The possibilities are endless. All in all, this is a wonderful and tasty bread. Thanks King Arthur for another great recipe and blog!
Hi - You could definitely make this with 100% AP or bread flour. It would be softer and lighter for sure. Glad you enjoyed it, despite its density... and great ideas for turning it into sandwiches! PJH
November 18, 2010 at 8:15pm