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Copycat Cheesecake Factory Brown Bread Recipe

Super tasty with notes of molasses, and honey this Copycat Cheesecake Factory Brown Bread Recipe is a tasty restaurant recipe you can easily make at home with amazing results.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Rise Time:1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 10 minutes
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 loaves
Calories: 927kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups warm water 105-110°F
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 3 cups whole wheat flour
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • 3-4 cups bread flour
  • cooking spray
  • Rolled oats for dusting

Instructions

  • In the body of a stand mixer with the hook attachment, add the warm water, yeast, and sugar, stir a few times to combine. Let sit for 5 minutes until bubbly.
  • While waiting, in a medium-sized bowl stir together the flour, cocoa powder, coffee powder, and salt, set aside.
  • Once the yeast is bubbly, add the honey, molasses, and melted butter, stir to combine. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir it in, scrape down the sides as needed.
  • Add 2 ½ cups of the bread flour and stir it in until combined. At low speed continue to add bread flour a little at a time until the dough comes off the sides of the mixer, if it is still sticking some to the very bottom of the mixer that’s okay. (How much bread flour you use depends on how humid it is out that day.) Turn the speed up to medium-high and knead the dough for 6-7 minutes. If you see the dough start to stick to the sides again, add a tablespoon of the bread flour at a time until it is clean again.
  • Spray a large bowl with cooking spray. Add the dough and spray the top of the dough with cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel and let it double in size, about 45-90 minutes.
  • Punch down the dough in the bowl.
  • On a lightly floured clean work surface divide the dough into 4ths.
  • Using your hands, roll them out into long logs. Place them into the sections of a baguette pan. Spray the tops of the loaves with more cooking spray and sprinkle with the rolled oats. Slightly press it in so it sticks.
  • Cover with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel again and let proof for 30 minutes, they should almost double in size again.
  • While proofing, preheat the oven to 375°F. Score your bread 4-5 times then place the baguette pan directly into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. Bake until the outside of the bread is no longer shiny and is crusty looking. You can temp the bread, if it has reached an internal temperature of 200-210°F it’s done.
  • Let cool slightly, cut and serve!

Notes

  1. This makes 4 loaves, you can cut this recipe in half if you'd like or even double it.
  2. This can be frozen, see my tips above.
  3. Top this bread with rolled oats or cornmeal.
  4. Do not forget to score your bread before baking.
  5. We use a baguette pan for this, you do not need this you can shape and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Nutrition

Calories: 927kcal | Carbohydrates: 177g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 607mg | Potassium: 883mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 365IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 6mg