Cottage Cheese Loaf Bread (Printable)

Tender, protein-packed loaf with creamy cottage cheese. Perfect for toasting, sandwiches, or breakfast.

# What You'll Need:

01 - 3 cups all-purpose flour

02 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

03 - 1½ teaspoons salt

04 - 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 packet)

05 - 1 cup cottage cheese, room temperature

06 - ¼ cup warm milk

07 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

08 - 1 large egg, room temperature

01 - In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and yeast. Stir until thoroughly blended.

02 - In a separate bowl, whisk together cottage cheese, warm milk, melted butter, and egg until smooth and uniform.

03 - Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix with a wooden spoon or dough hook until a sticky dough forms.

04 - Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead for approximately 8 minutes, adding flour as needed, until the dough is smooth and elastic.

05 - Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

06 - Punch down the dough, shape into a loaf, and place in a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.

07 - Preheat oven to 350°F.

08 - Bake for 35 minutes, or until golden and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.

09 - Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack before slicing.

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You get a protein rich loaf that keeps you full longer without any protein powder or complicated techniques
The texture impossibly soft and tender makes every slice feel like a treat whether plain or toasted

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Room temperature ingredients matter here cold cottage cheese can shock the yeast and slow rising
The dough will feel sticky and strange compared to regular bread dough resist adding too much flour or you lose the tender texture

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Use small curd cottage cheese for the smoothest texture large curds can create small pockets in the crumb
Let the loaf cool completely before slicing or the steam will escape and make the interior gummy