Flavoured with cheese and garlic, with a texture reminiscent of corn bread, this is a real winner in my house and it makes the best ham sandwiches!
It is so easy to make, taking me one hour from start to finish (before cooling) and is made from really basic ingredients any kitchen should have.
Do let me know if any favour alterations have worked for you in the comments!
Dry Ingredients
- 3 cups (360g) Self-Raising Flour
- 1/4 cup (50g) Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup (100g) Grated Cheese e.g. Cheddar, Red Leicester etc.
- 3 Garlic cloves finely chopped/pressed (substitute: 2tsp garlic granules)
- Salt and Black pepper to taste ( I usually use around 1tsp of each)
Wet Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Milk (355ml)
- 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil (60ml)
- 1 Whole Egg, beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C (350F), line a loaf tin (9x5") with baking parchment, or alternatively, grease well.
- Using 2 separate bowls, mix the dry ingredients together in one, and the wet ingredients together in another.
- In three stages, add the wet ingredients to the dry, mixing to well combine with a wooden spoon. You will end up with a wet mixture.
- Flour a surface and tip your dough onto it. You don't need to work/knead the dough at all, but instead coat your ball of dough with the flour so you can handle the surface of the dough easier.
- Now that your dough is dry to the touch and easier to manipulate, shape into a log the length of your loaf tin and place into the prepared tin. Pressing down so that it is flat in the bottom of the tin and into the corners.
- Score the top of your loaf multiple times (optional: sprinkle with some grated cheese, crushed chilli's or garlic).
- Bake in the centre of your pre-heated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean (50-60 minutes)
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tin and 30 minutes on a cooling rack out of the tin before slicing.
