Tear and share time!

One of my favourite breads is tear and share, and you can switch up the flavours in this recipe to suit your family's tastes, such as different cheeses, pesto, tomato, chorizo etc. I'd like to try and make a cheese and pickle loaf, my husband's favourite sandwich filling! My toddler enjoyed helping me making this as he could add the ingredients and do some kneading too. This makes an excellent addition to lunchtimes and tastes yummiest when warmed up slightly. No need for butter as it has lots of flavour already!

Yummy Mummy's Caramelised Onion Chutney and Cheddar Tear and Share Bread

500g strong white bread flour,
1 1/2 tsp salt,
1 tsp castor sugar,
15g butter/oil,
1 packet of quick acting yeast (7g),
300ml of warm water,

80g of cheddar, grated.
4 heaped tsp of red onion marmalade/chutney (either shop bought or you can make your own: http://yummymummy2012.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/red-onion-marmalade-and-parmesan.html,
Milk/egg for glazing the bread.

1. Put the flour, salt, sugar, butter and yeast in a bowl. Make a well in the centre and add the water (I find I don't usually need all of it so don't add it all at once). Use either a knife or a mixer to start mixing the dough then knead by hand until the dough is smooth and elastic.
2. Cover with clingfilm and leave to prove until it has doubled in size.
3. Knock back the dough then add the cheddar and red onion marmalade making sure it is evenly spread through the dough. The onion marmalade will make the dough much stickier and wet but it will be OK.
4. Split into 10 equal balls (mine weren't so equal, will do better next time) and put onto a greased baking tray with small spaces between them as they will rise. Cover with a teatowel and leave to double in size.
5. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas mark 6.
6. When they have doubled in size, brush with milk or egg and make for about 15-20 minutes. I left mine a few minutes too long so were a little browner than I'd like, but they still tasted yummy.

I think this is best eaten straight from the oven with a nice bowl of soup.

PS. It makes the house smell great!

Happy kneading!

xxx