Spicy Cheese Bread
The spicy cheese bread, with its soft and chewy texture, is a delicious flavor - filled pairing of two cheeses and red pepper flakes.
Before You Start
Proofing bread dough is a very important step in making bread. It gives the yeast a chance to grow and provides volume and flavor to the dough. Test your yeast to ensure it is still alive and active - if the yeast does not begin to bubble or foam when mixed with water, you may need to purchase new yeast.
Using your oven’s Proof Mode, or a Wolf warming drawer, you can proof the dough at 85°F for the same amount of time as called for in the recipe. Optionally, you can complete the second proof (Step 10) in the refrigerator overnight (8–12 hours). Bring the dough to room temperature before baking, and then proceed with Step 11.
Preparation Method
In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, add all the ingredients. Using the dough hook, knead the dough for 5 minutes. Remove the dough from the mixing bowl and place into a greased container large enough to allow the dough to double in size. Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rise until doubled in size. Place the solid pan in the steam oven on rack position 1. Turn the steam oven on by selecting the Convection Steam Mode set to 230°C. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces and gently flatten each piece into a thick disc. Cover with plastic wrap or a dishcloth. Using a rolling pin, roll one piece of dough into a 20 cm circle. Dust the dough and countertop with flour to ensure that the pita bread does not stick.
After the oven is preheated, slide the rolled-out pita bread onto a floured pizza peel. Open the steam oven door and slide the pita dough off the pizza peel onto the solid steam oven pan. Work quickly and shut the door. Set a timer for 3 minutes. While the first pita bread is baking, roll out the next pita. The pita bread should inflate into almost a ball. After 3 minutes, remove the baked pita from the oven and place in a large bowl. Cover the bowl with foil to allow the pita bread to soften. Repeat with the remaining pita dough, each time adding the baked pita bread to the bowl and covering again. Deflate the pita bread if necessary.
