Fast Cheese Bread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 450 g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 300 -400 ml buttermilk
• 85 g cheddar cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 230°c and grease a baking tray with the olive oil.
• 2 place the flour and the bicarb in a bowl, add the salt and mix with hands.
• 3 make a well and pour in the buttermilk and pour in 300ml of the buttermilk. mix in with hands until you have a soft sticky dough adding more buttermilk if needed.
• 4 transfer to the tray and either roll out or press down with fingers to form a loaf about 30 x 20cm. brush top with a little oil if desired and sprinkle on the cheese.
• 5 bake for 20 - 25 minutes turning the oven down to 200°c after 10 minutes. it should be firm in the centre and golden when cooked.
• 6 transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool, works very well with potato soup.