ONION SOUP BREAD REDUX 26 JUNE 2023
At 8 a.m., it's already too hot & humid to sit outside, so I do the most illogical activity I can think of . . . make the ONION SOUP BREAD, 1968 again, this time with the ingredients as stated in Dylan's recipe. (Yeah, we're on a first-name basis by now.) Mixing [by hand] station . . . I ordereed [regular] Onion Soup mix from amazon, which could make the taste quite different, as will the SHARP cheddar cheese. Oh, and the full one cup this time, too. Flour, baking soda & soup mix . . . I don't know if one ounce is standard, but that's how much soup mix there was. Didn't seem to be as much as the French Onion Soup mix I used the first time. I guess we'll find out. Adding buttermilk to the dry ingredients . . . Surprisingly, there wasn't enough buttermilk, so I pourd in some 2% milk. Too much, so THEN I added two tablespoons flour to compensate. Adding sharp cheddar cheese . . . Here's an example of discrepencies in conversions: The internet source I used equaled one cup of cheddar cheese at 235 grams; the package equaled one cup at 246 grams. But, as with glitter, you can never have too much cheddar cheese, so I dumped in the entire package. Mixed together . . . I used parchment paper & PAM™ this time; it was fitted better than it looks here . . . Into the loaf pan . . . . . . more cheese on top . . . Once the cheese is on top, it's much easier (and cleaner) to pat the dough into the corners and wherever else it needs patting flat. Aaaaaand the final product . . . AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THE INSIDE! I don't know which of these pics to use . . . . . . so I'm using them both . . . . . . because it tastes as good as it looks; much cheesier, as is to be expected. I think I'll stick with the original ingredients. What I also like about this bread is that everything is mixed in one bowl, so clean up is easy peasy. One more thing: This is what is known as a quick bread, as opposed to a yeast bread. The leavening ingredient is baking soda (and/or sometimes baking powder) and there is no kneading needed. Banana bread, zucchini bread, etc., are all quick breads.
THE RECIPE I USED

ORANGE MOUSSE WITH AN ORIGINAL OREO™ BASE HERE