Georgian Cheese Bread II

Name: Georgian Cheese Bread II
Yield: Serves 8 to 12
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon melted butter; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) butter, at room temperature; ¼ teaspoon ground coriander seed; 3 eggs; 1½ packages (4½ teaspoons) active dry yeast; 1 pound Muenster cheese; ½ pound pot cheese; 2 cups unbleached white flour; ¾ cup milk; ½ teaspoon honey; 1¾ teaspoons salt

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Georgian Feast

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1999

About

This recipe is for a golden yeast bread. With its fanciful topknot, this khachapuri makes a stunning centerpiece for the feast table. Cut into wedges to serve.

Ingredients

¾ cup milk
1½ packages (4½ teaspoons) active dry yeast

Asia
Georgia
Bread
Vegetarian
New Year

Method

Heat the milk to lukewarm (105°F.). Dissolve the yeast and honey in ¼ cup of the milk. Set aside to proof for 10 minutes, then stir in the remaining milk. Add the room temperature butter, the ground coriander seed, 1½ teaspoons of the salt, and the flour, mixing well.

Turn the dough out onto a