Fast Cheese Bread

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 450 g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, level
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 pint buttermilk
• 85 g cheddar cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 230c/ fan 210c/ gas8. brush a baking tray with olive oil. tip the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl and mix with your hands.
• 2 make a well in the centre and pour the buttermilk. with one hand stiff and fingers like a claw, start mixing in a full circle to incorporate the buttermilk, until you have a soft, slightly sticky dough, adding more butter milk if needed.
• 3 transfer to the oiled tray and roll out till 35cmx 20cm. brush the top with more oil and sprinkle with cheese. bake for 20-25 mins depending on thickness, turning don to 210c/fan 190c/gas4 after the first 10 minutes.
• 4 when cooked it should be firm in the middle and golden brown. transfer to a wire rack, to cool for a few minutes then cut into squares.