sig's Cheddar Cheese and Onion Bread.
- 1 For the Cheddar bread
- 150 ml warm water
- 1/2 tsp dried yeast
- 1 pinch sugar
- 3/4 onion of choice, chopped finely
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 225 grams strong white flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp English mustard powder
- 1 1/2 tbsp fresh mixed herbs or 1 tablespoon dried of your choice( I use wild garlic, marjoram, parsley,coriander )
- 50 grams grated seriously strong Cheddar if you can get it.
- 1 I live about 15 miles away from where Cheddar cheese comes from. Cheddar is a beautiful little place in Somerset, England. The cheese has been made here since whenever. .
- put the water in a jug,add the dried yeast and the sugar.
- Mix well leave to stand in a warm place for about 10 minutes until it becomes slightly bubbly
- Heat oil in pan and soften the onions until they take on a good colour but are not fried or crisp
- Stir the flour into a clean bowl add salt, pepper and mustard powder, mix, add the chopped or dried herbs.
- Set aside one or two tablespoon of the grated cheese and add the rest to flour.
- Stir in.
- Make a well in the middle, add the yeast mixture and the onions.
- Gradually work into a soft dough with your hand, kneading it down.
- Add a little bit extra warm water if to dry.
- Knead on a floured surface for five minutes until smooth and elastic , put the dough into a clean bowl, cover with a slightly damp cloth and leave this to stand in a warm place to rise to double its size for about two hours.
- Slightly grease a baking sheet.
- Put the dough onto a lightly floured worksurface and knead just briefly.
- Roll into a foot long stick shape, put on top of the greased baking sheet and put some light diagonal cuts into top.
- sprinkle with the leftover cheese and cover loosely with kitchen plastic wrap , put in a warm place to rise for thirty minutes.
- Preheat oven to 220C/425F.
- Remive kitchenwrap and bake for 25 minutes, Bread is ready baked when you knock or tap on it from underneath and it sounds hollow.
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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/336723-sigs-cheddar-cheese-and-onion-bread (may not work)