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Dilly Bread (Cottage Cheese Bread)

This old-fashioned dilly bread, also known as cottage cheese bread, is a soft yeast loaf made with cottage cheese and dill. Moist, light, and perfect slathered with butter.
Course bread
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Rising 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 138kcal
Author Kate @ I Heart Eating

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
  • ¼ cup warm water about 100F
  • 1 cup whole milk cottage cheese warmed to about 80F
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
  • 1 tablespoon salted butter at room temperature
  • 1 ½ teaspoons dill seed not dill weed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon salted butter melted
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Instructions

  • Stir together the yeast and warm water in a small bowl. Let it sit for 5 minutes or until foamy.
    2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast, ¼ cup warm water
  • Combine cottage cheese, sugar, onion, butter, dill seed, salt, baking soda and egg in a large mixing bowl.
    1 cup whole milk cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons dried minced onion, 1 tablespoon salted butter, 1 ½ teaspoons dill seed, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, 1 large egg
  • Add the yeast mixture, and stir in to combine.
  • Add flour to form the dough.
    2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • Cover, and let rise until double in size, about 1 hour.
  • Stir dough down.
  • Pour the dough into a greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  • Let rise for 30 minutes.
  • Toward the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Bake for about 35-45 minutes, or until golden brown and baked through.
  • Brush top with butter.
    1 tablespoon salted butter

Notes

  • Yeast: An equal amount of instant yeast will work.
  • Cottage cheese: I like to use whole milk cottage cheese, but 2% cottage cheese also works well. I've used small curd cottage cheese and regular cottage cheese and either type will work.
  • Onion: This is the dried minced onion flakes sold in the spice section.
  • Dill seed: It's important to use dill seed, not dill weed, in this recipe.
  • Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 103IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg