I am of the opinion that everything is better with goat cheese so I was looking forward to our latest recipe from Baking with Dorie (page 305). I had to make one substitution, mint is one of those herbs I cannot use with my husband so I used basil instead. The recipe calls for 4 ounces of goat cheese and I was tempted to put in my whole 5 ounce log from Trader Joe’s but I am glad I didn’t, 4 ounces was plenty. I saved a few pieces to put on top so they wouldn’t all sink to the bottom, also glad I did that. I loved this including the lemon zest but my husband oddly enough did not like the addition of the lemon. I only used the zest of half the lemon as that is all I had but I am glad I did since my husband did not like that flavor. I will happily make this again when I have an itch for some goat cheese. To see what others thought head over to Tuesdays with Dorie.
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So funny…you knew you all would love it because of the goat cheese, and I knew we wouldn’t also because of the goat cheese haha. Yours looks great and I am glad you enjoyed it!!
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It is always such fun to hear how people change up a recipe and get results they either liked or didn’t like. I love the look of all those big goat cheese pieces on the top of your bread…big goat cheese fan here. And the basil sounds like a wonderful choice. I can see myself playing around with additions on this one…maybe some sun-dried tomatoes in there with the basil and goat cheese…yum. Beautiful photo.
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Looks so tasty. I love the big globs of goat cheese.
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Looks fabulous! And with basil? YUM!
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Your bread turned out great, and I agree that everything is better with goats cheese.
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Goat cheese in bread, the first time using it in bread. Goat cheese does make the bread more flavorful and distinctive. I like the bread more than my husband does. Taste is such a personal thing, isn’t it?
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