Method
Step 1:
Mix the flour, salt and caster sugar in a large bowl. Stir in the oil, followed by the yeast.
Step 2:
Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture. Add most of the water and mix together until a soft dough starts to form (add a little extra water if needed – you want a soft but not too sticky dough). Turn the dough onto a very lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.
Step 3:
Cut the dough in half and roll each piece into a 30cm x 25cm rectangle. Scatter the cubed cheese and basil leaves between the 2 rectangles. Gently roll up to form a long sausage and place on a non-stick baking tray with the seam on the bottom. Scatter the tops with the grated cheese.
Step 4:
Cover loosely with oiled cling film and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size, then remove the cling film.
Step 5:
Preheat the oven to 220°C (fan 200°C, gas mark 7).
Step 6:
Place the bread in the centre of the pre-heated oven and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 200°C (fan 180°C, gas mark 6) and bake for a further 10/15 minutes until the breads have risen, are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped underneath.
Step 7:
Cut into slices just before baking and arrange on a tray to form a large savoury version of a Chelsea bun!
Ingredients
- 500g Very strong wholemeal bread flour
- 1 Easy bake yeast sachet ((7g))
- 300ml Warm water
- 50ml Olive oil
- 1.5 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 150g Cheddar cheese (cubed)
- 50g Cheddar cheese (grated)
- Basil leaves ((a couple of handfuls))
Recipe Reviews
Lovely very easy and doesn’t last long. But should step 7 come before step 6
My grandchildren love this bread. It disappeared very quickly
Made this quite a number of times always goes down well. Lovely lunchtime snack and i also like it with homemade Tomato Soup
Ingredients
- 500g Very strong wholemeal bread flour
- 1 Easy bake yeast sachet ((7g))
- 300ml Warm water
- 50ml Olive oil
- 1.5 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 150g Cheddar cheese (cubed)
- 50g Cheddar cheese (grated)
- Basil leaves ((a couple of handfuls))