Recipes Bread & Dough Recipes Pizza & Italian Breads Plaited cheese and herb bread Back to Pizza & Italian Breads Plaited cheese and herb bread Total Time 1h 0m Prep Time 25m Bake Time 35m Makes 1 Skill Level Intermediate 17 Reviews 5 star rating Share The herbs compliment this lovely loaf perfectly. Spend a little time making this bread to impress your family. Method Gently combine all of the bread ingredients together to form a dough, gradually add the water until you reach the desired consistency (you may not require the full amount). Knead the dough in a mixer with a dough hook attachment for 5 minutes or by hand for 10 minutes. If mixing by hand knead for a further 5 minutes. Split the dough into 3 equal pieces and roll into long sausage shapes, equal in length. Plait the strands of dough together and tuck the ends underneath the dough to hold in place. Place the dough on an oiled baking tray and glaze with the egg. Cover the dough with a lightly oiled cling film then prove until double in size. Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan, gas mark 5). Sprinkle grated cheddar cheese over the top of the loaf. Bake for 35 minutes until golden. Let's Bake The easiest way to follow a recipe Reviews 30 November 2020 5 star rating Great bread. Only change to the recipe I make is to add only two tablespoons of herbs as 10g would be almost all of a jar. Too much for us. It’s delicious with fresh basil or thyme too. 14 November 2020 5 star rating Making this for the second time today and trying it with some roasted garlic. Great recipe, easy to follow, and gives great results! 05 September 2020 5 star rating Excellent! 18 July 2020 5 star rating Absolutely amazing!!! Will certainly reccomend it to friends 15 July 2020 5 star rating Love this recipe, it's easy to make and it's delicious! 18 May 2020 5 star rating Delicious bread and looks great. 18 May 2020 5 star rating Amazing bread I can't believe it came out perfectly 5 star 18 May 2020 5 star rating So amazing! Did a 5 plait and its gorgeous. And delicious obviously 30 April 2020 5 star rating Fab recipe. Easy to follow and great final results. It wasn’t too long or complicated a recipe to follow either so even a novice like me could be successful! Thanks! 01 April 2020 5 star rating I used this for my GCSE NEA 2 exam - i would 100% recommend this recipe to anyone👌😉 21 March 2020 5 star rating Just tried this recipe with my younger sister - super easy stuff!!! I’ve never plaited bread before, and it looked amaze!! Super tasty! Beautiful bread that with the slightest changes to the recipe will still taste brilliant!!! 🥖🥖🥖 17 March 2020 5 star rating Great recipe just leaving out the herbs though! 13 March 2020 5 star rating Great recipe! 15 February 2020 5 star rating nice and quick. 07 February 2020 5 star rating absoluteness beautiful bread, my first time plaiting bread and it looked proffesional 29 January 2020 5 star rating i loved the way this came out i used this fro my gcse nea 2 and it had a lovely result 02 April 2018 5 star rating Love this recipe for easy plaited bread. Made a version with wholegrain mustard and black pepper, really good. Leave Your Thoughts Your Rating 5 stars4 stars3 stars2 stars1 star Email Your Review Ingredients Metric For the bread 500g Strong white bread flour 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Unrefined golden granulated sugar 15g Butter (unsalted) (softened ) 7g Easy bake yeast 325ml Warm water 10g Dried mixed herbs (basil, Parsley, Oregano, Chopped finely) 25g Parmesan For the top 1 Egg(s) (free range) (for the glaze ) 10g Cheddar cheese (grated )