Cheesy Potato and Thyme Pavé Bread

This Cheesy Potato and Thyme Pavé Bread is so soft and moist, and of course, cheesy!

This potato, thyme, and cheese pavé bread is delicious for dinner rolls, toast, and even sandwiches, and it stays fresh for days.

How to make this potato cheese bread with thyme. 

To make this bread, you begin by combining flour with some cold butter with your hands until it's crumbly. I'm not usually very skilled at this so I typically use a food processor.

This time I didn't want to have to wash the food processor, so I briefly froze the butter and then grated the butter with a box grater before tossing it in the flour. Magical!

Next, you add milk or water and some instant yeast to the mixture, along with some plain mashed potatoes that do not include butter or cream, salt, an egg, and grated cheese. I kneaded this dough in a stand mixer, but you can also knead it by hand for 8 to 10 minutes.

After the first rise, work the thyme into the dough by hand. Spread the dough out onto a quarter sheet pan (9 inch by 13 inch), and let it rise a second time. Because of the cheese, I recommend lining the pan with parchment to prevent sticking. I had to use a large griddle spatula to separate the bread from the pan after baking (fortunately without any damage to the bread, but it was tense).

Once you spread the dough out on the quarter sheet pan, cover it and let the dough rise until doubled.

Finally, you score the dough with a sharp knife to create a pavé pattern. This was the step I had the hardest time with. My scoring is a bit "rustic."

You will love the oven spring with this bread. Once you place the pan in the oven, the bread will spring up from the heat into a beautiful puffy loaf.

Feel free to serve it warm with dinner, cutting it into squares. After that, you can either slice it thinly for toast, or divide it in half through the middle for sandwiches.

The original recipe calls for mature goat cheese, which is a hard cheese. I was not able to find any, so I substituted smoked Gouda, which was delicious.

This month, the Bread Baking Babes, hosted by Kelly of A Messy Kitchen, are making this bread from the book, World Breads, from Pain de Campagne to Paratha (affiliate link). Kelly's pavé pattern is fabulous. Be sure to check out her post.

Cheesy Potato and Thyme Pavé Bread

While I used smoked Gouda and thyme, you can use your favorite hard cheese and herbs to make this bread your own.

Cheesy Potato and Thyme Pavé Bread

Yield: 16 servings

Author: Karen Kerr

This Cheesy Potato and Thyme Pavé Bread is so soft and moist, and of course, cheesy!

Ingredients:

• 500 grams (4 1/2 cups) bread flour
• 50 grams (1/4 cup) cold unsalted butter, grated with a box grater
• 7 grams (2 1/4 teaspoons) instant yeast
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water
• 100 grams (1 cup) plain mashed potatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 150 grams (2/3 cup) grated smoked Gouda cheese
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions:

How to cook Cheesy Potato and Thyme Pavé Bread

1. Add the flour to the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the grated butter and toss it in the flour. 
2. Sprinkle the yeast over the mixture, add the water, potatoes, salt, egg, and grated cheese and bring it together with your hand in the bowl. 
3. Using the dough hook, knead the dough for 5 to 7 minutes, until smooth. You can also knead the dough by hand for about 10 minutes. 
4. Place the dough into an oiled bowl or dough rising bucket, cover, and let rise until doubled, about an hour. 
5. Line a quarter sheet pan with parchment and drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil. 
6. Remove the dough from the bowl, fold in the thyme, and knead it in as best as you can. 
7. Place the dough into the oiled pan and flatten it out into a rectangle. Spread it out as best you can. It won't completely fill the pan, but will grow as the dough rises. Cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise for about 45 minutes, until doubled. 
8. In the meantime, heat the oven to 400 degrees F. 
9. With a sharp knife, slash the top of the dough in a tick tack toe type pattern. Spray or brush the top of the loaf lightly with water and place it in the oven. 
10. Bake in the center of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. 
11. Transfer the bread to a cooling rack and let cool for about 10 minutes before serving. 

Calories
126.10

Fat (grams)
4.71

Sat. Fat (grams)
2.38

Carbs (grams)
16.12

Fiber (grams)
0.65

Net carbs
15.46

Sugar (grams)
0.27

Protein (grams)
4.54

Sodium (milligrams)
157.75

Cholesterol (grams)
19.40

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