Spinach Italian Bread

Crusty, soft centered and wonderfully full of seasoned flavors with a touch of cheese.
This bread goes great with Italian dishes, fruit spreads or just with a healthy spread of butter.
I used quick rise yeast today with my bread maker so it was ready to eat in just over an hour.

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained 
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups Spelt flour
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian Seasonings
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper                  
• 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast or rapid rise
• Optional 2 Tbs. sesame seeds

 

 Place all ingredients except spinach in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select white bread cycle. After about a minute of kneading, sprinkle in crumbled squeeze dried spinach over dough as it mixes.  I used rapid rise yeast with this and it worked fine.

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Is bread one of your favorite things?  Any kinds in particular you crave?