Italian Cheese Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. flour
2 Tbsp. Sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 pkg. dry yeast
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. water
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 egg
1 Tbsp. poppy seed

Preparation

Combine all filling ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and dry yeast; mix well.
In a saucepan, heat milk, water, and butter until warm, add with egg to flour mixture.
Blend until moistened.
Beat 2 to 3 minutes.
Gradually stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter.
Grease a 12 cup Bundt pan, sprinkle with poppy seed.
Put 1/2 the batter into the pan.
Spread with filling.
Top with remaining batter.
Don't worry about covering the filling.
Cover let rise until doubled about 1 hour.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.
Serve warm.