Dilly Bread is a yummy homemade yeast bread. It's light in texture, flavored with dill seed & dried onion, and best served warm with butter!
Put cottage cheese and butter in a small saucepan. Heat on Low and stir only until butter melts and mixture is warm (not hot). Remove from heat; set aside.
In separate bowl, add yeast, then add ¼ cup of warm (110°F) water. The water needs to be no hotter than this temp. or it can kill the yeast. Stir to dissolve yeast, then let it sit 5 minutes. Mixture should become bubbly.
In a large mixing bowl, combine an egg, granulated sugar, dried minced onion, dill seeds, salt, and baking soda. Stir until well-combined. Add cottage cheese/butter mixture, then yeast mixture. Stir well, to combine. Add flour; stir to combine. You'll end up with a fairly stiff dough.
Cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Place bowl in a warm spot, free from drafts. Let dough rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size. Once done, use large spoon to tap down the dough. Do not knead the dough.
Generously grease bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 loaf pan (spray or use oil/shortening to do this). Spoon dough into prepared pan, then spread the thick dough out, covering bottom of pan. Cover pan tightly with plastic wrap. Let dough rise (again) in a warm place for 40 minutes, or until doubled in size.
Preheat oven to 350℉.
Bake on middle oven rack at 350°F. for 35 minutes, until golden brown, and a toothpick inserted in the top comes out clean. Transfer pan to a wire rack; cool 15 minutes before removing bread. Run a butter knife around edges of pan, then invert to remove. Cool on wire rack, after removing it from pan. Slice & enjoy!
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