Dilly Casserole Bread

Dilly casserole bread is a traditional bread originating from Crab Orchard, Nebraska. Dating back to the 1960s, this airy, chewy, herb-flecked bread is usually made with a combination of cottage cheese, grated onions, butter, sugar, salt, baking soda, eggs, flour, yeast, and dill. The cottage cheese is mashed and mixed with water, sugar, grated onions, and butter. The mixture is heated and an egg is whisked into the mixture until well-combined. Flour is mixed with yeast, dill, salt, and baking soda, and the cottage cheese mixture is then whisked into it. The dough is left to rise until doubled in size and the bread is baked until golden brown. The bread is brushed with dill and butter and left to cool before it's cut in wedges and served.