Do you day dream about cheese? If we told you we do, would you hold it against us? The cheese that is. Please hold the cheese against us…
This month we’re working with Sartori Cheese, a fourth-generation family owned and operated artisan cheesery based in Wisconsin. We were offered the choice of four cheeses along with their new limited edition Extra-Aged Goat Cheese. (Keep an eye out this week. There will be what we hope is a beautiful recipe using the goat cheese. And that’s the only hint we’re giving.) Without really knowing our way around cheeses, but knowing Sartori’s products have been extensively rewarded, we opted for what sounded the most interesting: Espresso BellaVitano, Raspberry BellaVitano, MontAmore, and Dolcina Gorgonzola.
The BellaVitano cheese easily made our favorites with the raspberry being slightly sweet and the espresso having a nice subtle hint of coffee – both were quite mild and fantastic on their own. However, man can’t live on cheese alone – although we strongly question that – so we threw together a quick soda bread that balances the sharpness of the MontAmore and robustness of the Gorgonzola. Drizzle on some honey and you get the perfect savory-sweet treat. The best part about the bread, it can be made in less than 1.5 hours and uses absolutely no yeast.
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- 4 Cups – All Purpose Flour (Plus more for flouring surface/kneading)
- 4 TBSP – Sugar
- 2 TBSP – Cinnamon
- 1 Tsp – Baking Soda
- 1 TBSP – Baking Powder
- ½ Tsp – Salt
- ½ Cup (1 Stick) – Butter Softened (Plus ¼ cup melted butter for brushing)
- 1 Cups – Milk (Plus more for brushing)
- ¼-1/2 Cup – Sour Cream
- 1 – Egg
- Heat oven to 375F degrees.
- In a large bowl sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Combine to the flour mixture with softened butter, egg, milk and sour cream. This can be done by hand or by using a dough hook.
- Once fully combined, turn dough out into a lightly floured work surface and kneed. You may need to add more flour as you go as the dough is quite sticky.
- Create a ball shape with the dough and place on a baking sheet.
- Using a knife, cut an X shape into the top of the dough. It doesn’t need to be more than a quarter inch deep.
- Combine ¼ cup of melted butter and additional milk and brush all over the outside of the dough.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes. Bread is done when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
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Wow, that bread sounds absolutely amazing. Yum! I would love to try it.
OMG all of this looks so delicious, cheese is my weakness lol but I love soda bread and this recipe looks fantastic!
That bread sounds amazing. I must try it. The cheese sounds spectacular!
This Looks Delicious I Can’t Wait To Try The Recipe Bet My Family Will Love This
Cinnamon raison soda bread sounds so delicious!
Our saing in our house is “Everything Taste Better With Cheese”! I have never made Soda Bread – I love the taste..I will have to give this a try – PINNED
What a gorgeous display of cheeses! I love cheese boards with olive oil and breads. My mouth is watering! Thanks for the bread recipe as well. Sound delicious.
Wow! That bread sounds amazing! I love cheese boards!
This looks delicious! Thanks for the recipe too. I will be trying this soon!
Bread. Honey. Cheese. Dying.
I love raisins in everything so I need to try your recipe thanks for sharing!
I’ll try anything with cinnamon and raisins. This really, REALLY sounds good!
cheese and bread like this could definitely be a meal for me.
sounds really good, I have never had soda bread!
This is exactly the type of thing I love to snack on!
Oh wow! I love cheese! This sounds so yummy!
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Hmm, sounds like a really good recipe. I don’t think I have had Soda Bread before. Weird, right? Love cheese plates.
My mom is from Ireland, so soda bread is a total favorite!
I could totally see this bread pairing well with a pungent choice like Gorgonzola.
That is such a good picture. I will have to make this very soon.
I’ve never tried soda bread before. Looks like it would be really good. I would love to try it when I have pasta. I’m a carbs junkie.