Italian Easter Cheese Bread (Crescia al Formaggio) Recipe | King Arthur Baking

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups (300g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
• 3 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 large egg yolk, white reserved
• 1/4 cup (57g) water, lukewarm
• 4 tablespoons (57g) butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon (6g) table salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper*
• 1 1/4 cups (170g) freshly grated Parmesan, Romano, or Asiago cheese, or a combination
• reserved egg white (from above)
• 2 teaspoons cold water