Barbecue Beer Bread

Name: Barbecue Beer Bread
Ingredients: 8 ounces whole meal flour; 10 ounces self-raising flour, plus 1 tbsp for dusting; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 ounces butter; 3/4 cup light ale; 3/4 cup milk; 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated; 4 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced; cayenne pepper

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

8 ounces whole meal flour
10 ounces self-raising flour, plus 1 tbsp for dusting
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 ounces butter
3/4 cup light ale
3/4 cup milk
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
4 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
cayenne pepper

Directions

1

Sift the flours and salt together in a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
2

Make a well in the centre, add the beer and milk and gradually mix together to make a soft dough.
3

Turn out on to a clean surface and knead briefly until smooth. Shape into a 10in round and place in the centre of a large, double-thickness sheet of oiled extra-thick foil.
4

Score the top of the bread in a criss-cross pattern and sprinkle with 1 tbsp of flour. Bring the edges of the foil together loosely to seal.
5

Place the foil parcel on to the barbecue rack and cook over medium-hot coals for 10 minutes on each side.
6

Open the foil parcel and fold back the edges. Sprinkle the top of the loaf with the cheese, spring onions and cayenne pepper and leave for another 5 minutes until the cheese has melted. Remove from the foil and serve cut into thick wedges.