Corn Spinach Onion Garlic Cheese Bread!

I was planning to bake a Spinach and Corn Quiche yesterday, but I did not have the pie crust, and was not in a the mood to make one:). So I thought of trying a savory bread with all the quiche ingredients and see how it turns out. I usually end up making a lot of sweet or slightly sweet breads. But I prefer salty things for an evening snack. So here's an amazingly tasty snack break. It has a good amount of butter which I will reduce in the next try! I cant help it, I am a health nut! I cant digest much of anything with too much butter or fat!

The bread turned out to be awesome and it can be sliced and carried around as a snack for any time of day.. hmm maybe I will take it to the beach picnic next time!

Ingredients:

• 2.5-3 cups bread flour
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 2 teaspoons active yeast
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste for bread
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1/2 cup corn
• 1/2 medium onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt for spinach mixture
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 3/4 cup cheddar and jack cheese shredded

Directions:

1. In a large pan, heat 1 teaspoon butter.
2. Add in chopped onion and cook for 5 minutes on medium heat or until soft
3. Add in spinach, corn, salt, chili flakes and garlic flakes and cook for 7-8 minutes. Keep this mixture aside to cool a bit.
4. In a large bowl, add warm water, sugar and yeast and mix well.
5. Let sit for 10 minutes or until frothy.
6. Add in beaten egg, 1 cup bread flour, softened butter(3 teaspoons), salt and black pepper and mix well. I used my electric mixer at low to mix everything.
7. Add in the milk and rest of the flour and mix well to make a dropping consistency(thick) batter.
8. Add in the cooked spinach mixture and cheese and mix them until well incorporated in the bread batter.
9. Pour the bread batter in a well greased bread pan.
10. Place bread pan in a warm place covered lightly for about 45 minutes.
11. Bake uncovered in preheated 350 degrees F for about 40 minutes or until the bread looks golden brown and sounds hollow and is not too squishy when a toothpick is inserted.
12. Cool on rack for an hour or so before slicing.
13. Enjoy as a snack or breakfast !!

This one is headed to Susan's YeastSpotting