Ham and cheese ring bread

Ham and cheese is a very good combination, as I like to have a cheese on my bread so put it inside is not a bad option. I use the basic recipe from…………………. (yes, this is the one that I forgot to take picture, Mikasan is very good at making bread when Takakosan is well known from her sweet), the recipe for rich bread is very easy to knead and easy to handle. You can use this base recipe to make many kinds of bread up to your desire, I got this idea when I see she make apple ring bread.

Ham and cheese ring bread

Makes 17 cm ring bread

200 g	Bread Flour
1 tsp	Instant dried yeast
2 tbsp	Sugar
½ tsp	Salt
30 g	Unsalted butter (soft)
140 ml	whole milk
3 tbsp	Mayonnaise
5 slices	Ham (I use Paris ham)
30 g	Cheddar Cheese (grated)
40 g	Gruyère cheese (grated)

Put the flour and yeast in a bowl, whisk to combine, add the sugar and salt whisk again. Pour the milk mixture into the bowl, use large spoon to mix everything together. Put the butter in the bowl and rub until all butter is distributed, and knead briefly to bring all the ingredients together. Take the dough out of the bowl and knead, until the dough is soft, smooth and elastic about 10 minutes.

Put the dough into a light buttered bowl. Let the dough rise in a warm place until double in size about 1 hour. Line a baking paper in the pan and set aside.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Take the dough out of the bowl. Gently press down the dough and a rolling pin to roll the dough to press the dough into a rectangle, about 25×25 cm. Brush the mayonnaise over the dough then scatter cheddar cheese all over and place the ham on top.

Roll the dough toward you starting at the top, gently pressing as you go to form a tight log. Cut the dough into 6 pieces, then place the dough, cut side down in the prepared pan.