This delicious, oh so yummy cheesy bacon ranch bread made with Kraft Pourables is a definite crowd pleaser and is part of a shop compensated by the social shopper amplification company Collective Bias® and its advertiser because I am a member of the Social Fabric® Community. #CollectiveBias
Normally when one thinks of Kraft Pourables Dressing in Ranch or Zesty Italian one thinks of delicious and easy salad recipes, right? Well, today I’m going to blow your mind by sharing this recipe for amazingly delicious Cheesy Bacon Ranch Bread.
Mind, will equal blown!
So good! So so so so so good! I think you’re getting the idea about how good this bread is!
You know who is really to thank for helping this recipe come to life? My amazing hubby of course! We were doing a little grocery shopping and I had salad dressing on my list, so as I’m getting it I’m talking out loud about wanting to make a sandwich with cheese and bacon, and then a little light bulb in my head went off…wouldn’t it be great to spread Ranch on the bread and then add bacon and cheese? My husband thought that would be an excellent idea, so home we went.
We get home, and I realize I have no bread…oops. But since the flavor combination was in my head and I HAD to have it, my husband volunteered to help me make bread, and I thought…wouldn’t it be great to bake the bread with cheese, bacon and ranch baked in? So together, my husband and I made this bread.
You see, the thing about me is that while I love to cook and bake, when it comes to baking bread, I simply do not have the patience! Like, zero patience! So when bread baking is involved, I need someone telling me to leave the room otherwise I’ll look at the dough and after minute 2 of rising time say ‘that looks good enough’ and as funny as that may be, it results in very dense and not so good bread!
You’ll start by getting all your ingredients set up (makes it so much easier once you get going so that you’re not looking around for anything! Then you’ll make the bread dough:
After your dough is all ready and has risen, you’ll flatten it, spread the cheesy-bacon-ranch mixture on the dough, roll it up, cut it in half and then let it rise again and then it’ll be ready for the oven!
The new Kraft Pourables have been reinvented with a new, better taste, and it really comes through! I think what gave this bread an extra zing was using Kraft Zesty Italian (which now has even more herbs & spices!) as part of the dough, and then the creamy buttermilk Ranch (The Classic Ranch is now creamier, with more buttermilk and savory herbs) in the center mixed with cheese and bacon #FoodDeservesDelicious.
I’d like to also mention that your house will smell heavenly. Not only is it the delicious scent of bread baking that will waft through the house, but it will be combined with cheesy bacon scents. Cheesy-bacon-ranch-baking-bread scent is so good.
I would definitely suggest having friends over right after baking this, that way they can enjoy how good your house smells, but also enjoy the freshly baked bread with you! This would also be the perfect dish to bring to a party or get together!
Also, by rolling the bread dough up, the end result will be cheese, bacon, and ranch ribboned throughout and a beautiful spiral bread!
Ingredients
- For the bread dough:
- 4-5 Cups Flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbs Sugar
- 1/6 Cup Zesty Italian
- 1/6 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 Cup Warm Water + 3/4 Cup Water
- 1 Tbs Yeast
- For the filling-
- 1 lb bacon chopped
- 2 Cups Mozzarella shredded
- 2 Cups Sharp Cheddar shredded
- 1 Cup Kraft Ranch dressing
- For baking-
- 1/2 Cup cornmeal
Instructions
- In a bowl combine 1/2 cup warm water and pinch of sugar, stir. Then add yeast and do not stir, let sit for 10 minutes until it foams.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer add flour, sugar, salt, remaining water, oil/zesty Italian mixture and eggs. With the dough hook attached at speed one let dough mix for 2 minutes.
- Add yeast mixture to the stand mixer. Mix on speed 2 (maximum with dough hook) until dough forms- about 5 minutes. If dough is too wet after about a minute, of the 5 minutes, add more flour (I always start with 4 cups and then add 1/4 cup at a time).
- Grease a bowl with a little bit of oil, pat the dough into a ball and put into the bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel. Let rise for 30 minutes.
- While the dough is rising, cook the bacon. Cut bacon into little pieces, then cook until browned (10 minutes) then drain excess grease by putting bacon bits on a paper towel covered plate.
- In a bowl mix shredded mozzarella and cheddar and ranch and bacon bits, stir a few times to combine.
- At this point, the dough will be doubled in size. Punch down and roll out onto a flour covered board or surface. Roll it into a rectangle shape.
- Spread cheesy bacon ranch mixture on top of the dough.
- Roll dough along the short end. Then cut the dough in half.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and sprinkle with cornmeal. Put one half in the middle of each baking sheet. and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until cheese is melted and outsides are brown.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool a little, then serve and watch it disappear!!
Aly says
That bread does look the dogs doodah’s! I wonder if their range hasn’t anything suitable for vegans? My son has an egg allergy and sauces seem to always have egg in them.
NK says
We based the dough off of a challah recipe so there’s eggs in that, I thought the sweetness and texture of a challah would stand up to the richness and saltiness of the filling. You could certainly get away with an eggless challah or other dough recipe though.
Michelle Twin Mum says
Ohh that bread looks so good, well done. Mich x
Sweetphi says
Why thank you for the compliment 🙂
charlotteclaypoole says
I don’t really bake bread but now I am inspired to try! Great photos btw! <3
Ickle Pickle (@IcklePicklex) says
Wow, amazing photos, and looks yummy! Fab post x
agatapokutycka says
Wow, this looks amazing!
Love all your pictures showing the progress.
Fantastic post and great recipe.
Sweetphi says
I’m glad you liked the pictures showing the progress 🙂 thank you for your sweet comment!
brittney@exploringhealthyfoods.com says
You have an amazing blog love your food photography! Super inspiring! 🙂
New fb follower!
Sweetphi says
AWE! Thank you! That is the sweetest compliment, totally made my day!
City Coastal Life (@CityCoastalLife) says
Love homemade bread, especially with bacon & cheese, my tummy not so keen on wheat so just a little for me please!
Sweetphi says
A little slice of this deliciousness will go a long way! I think this bread would be fantastic made with gluten free flour as well 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
Stephanie says
This just looks amazing! I’ve never baked bread before, but now I must try and most certainly add some Kraft dressing (and bacon!) in it. Thanks for sharing this recipe! #client
Sweetphi says
Thank you for the sweet comment Stephanie, I think you’d loooove this bread, and it’s not too hard to make! Thanks for commenting 🙂
pigeonpairandme says
Salad dressing in a bread??! I’d never have thought of it, but it looks and sounds amazing. Beautiful pictures, too.
Sweetphi says
Why thank you! The salad dressing really worked! It added a zesty component that was truly delicious!
The Free From Fairy says
I have to say you are a domestic goddess! At the same time I hate you! I would kill for a piece of this bread but since we are all off gluten now in this house for one reason or other, I won’t be having any any time soon!!! You are brilliant though! 😉
Sweetphi says
A domestic goddess? I’ll definitely take that compliment and run with it 🙂 Thank you so much, your comment made me smile! I think this bread would also be fantastic with gluten-free flour 🙂
emilytealady says
I need to eat this bread! It looks amazing. I haven’t baked any bread for years but this is making me want to rush out and buy everything I need and then stuff it all in my face! Looks fab and I love the idea of using the dressings to flavour the bread x
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for that lovely comment Emily! Using the dressings in the bread came out even better than I could have imagined. Let me know how it turns out!
mellissa williams says
I am a bread lover and this looks amazing. My son would love this, he had a bacon cookie when he was in LA last year and he loved it and hated it at the same time!
Sweetphi says
I think you and your son would love this bread, it is so flavorful! I’ve had the same reaction to trying a cookie with bacon-it was good, but weird at the same time 🙂
Lady Lilith says
Oh man that looks really good. I can use a snack 🙂
Sweetphi says
Why thank you! It does make a delicious snack, it is super yummy if warmed in the toaster oven or even the oven for a few minutes 🙂
Norma | Allspice and nutmeg says
Phi, this bread is the cat’s meow. Pinned!
Sweetphi says
Awe, thanks for pinning Norma, really appreciate it!!
Karis says
I’m loving the photo that looks like a Kraft ad, that totally cracked me up and all your step-by-step photos are super helpful!
Sweetphi says
HAHA, thanks, I’m glad the imagery came across 😉 And thank you for the kind words about the step by step photos…sometimes I wonder if they’re helpful or not, so it’s nice to get feedback!
Ashley says
Homemade bread is the best ever. But stuffed with bacon, cheese and all this goodness?? You’re making me hungry for lunch : )
Sweetphi says
Just the thought of the this bread baking … now I’m hungry again too! Thanks for commenting!
cheri says
Wow! looks great Phi, good thing you ran out of bread, this is a masterpiece.
Sweetphi says
Awe, thank you Cheri!! I told my husband you said it looked like a masterpiece and he smiled and definitely appreciated the compliment 🙂