Ingredients:
Bread:
2 tsp. active dry yeast
½ cup sugar
1 pinch salt
¾ cup milk, lukewarm
3 cups flour (may need a bit more)
2 egg yolks
2 eggs
2 tsp. of vanilla extract
¼ cup butter, melted
non-stick spray
Cheese filling:
1 lb. pressed cottage cheese
2 eggs plus egg whites from the bread
¼ cup of sugar
Topping:
¼ of cup butter
¼ cup of sugar
¼ cup of flour
Equipment:
electric mixer with dough hook
pastry blender
large mixing bowl
small mixing bowl
wooden spoon
parchment paper
10 in. round spring form baking pan
Instructions:
Bread Start:
1. Dissolve yeast in milk. Let it stand for 5 minutes.
2. Separate eggs. Put aside two egg whites for cheese filling.
3. Beat eggs with sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add yeast mixture and remaining bread ingredients to mixing bowl. Mix well with a dough hook to obtain a smooth dough.
5. Spray dough with a non-stick spray, cover, and allow to rise for 1 hour or until it doubles in size.
Cheese Filling:
6. Separate eggs. Combine egg whites left from the bread and beat until stiff.
7. Add pressed cottage cheese to a mixing bowl and add sugar.
8. Using pastry blender or fork, blend it together.
9. Add egg yolks one at a time mixing well after each addition with a wooden spoon.
10. Add egg whites in two steps, folding in gently.
Bread Finish:
11. Spray spring form pan with a non-stick spray and line the bottom with a parchment paper.
12. Divide dough into two parts.
13. Spread one part on the bottom of the pan.
14. Then place the cheese layer.
15. Cover with the remaining part of dough.
16. Spray lightly with a non-stick spray or brush with melted butter.
17. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside to rise for about 30 minutes.
18. Into a mixing bowl add together cold butter cut into small cubes, sugar, and flour and blend with a pastry blender until butter is in half a peas size.
19. Preheat you oven to 350F.
Topping:
20. Sprinkle top of the bread with butter, flour and sugar mixture and bake for 55 minutes.
21. Cover with aluminum foil if browns too much.
22. Let it cool down completely before cutting.
*Cheese bread (Great Great Grandmother Agatha’s recipe)
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