CHEESE & ONION BREAD WITH OLIVES, SUN DRIED TOMATOES

This recipe is a quick and lovely way of making tasty bread. It is ideal for a savoury snack.

ZEYTIN VE PEYNIRLI EKMEK

INGREDIENTS

• 10 oz plain flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 oz sun dried tomatoes, chopped
• 10 pitted and halved olives
• 1 tbsp dried onion
• 3 medium boiled and mashed potatoes
• 4 oz of red Leicester cheese, grated
• 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 8 fl oz of water.

METHOD

Grease a baking tray. Pre- heat the oven gas mark 6, 200C,180C fan oven. Sieve the flour with salt and baking powder into a mixing bowl. Reserve half of the  grated cheese set aside. Then mix and stir rest of the ingredients into the bowl with flour.Pour the oil and water to make a soft dough with a wooden spoon. Turn the dough on to the floured baking tray. Shape it into a 20 cm/ 8 inch round. Mark it into 4 portions with a knife without cutting through. Sprinkle with the reserved cheese and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Transfer the bread to a wire rack to cool. Serve it fresh. 

Serves 4.