Corn and Bacon Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Heat the oven to 190c/fan 170c/gas 5.
2. 2
   Sift the flour into a bowl.Add the cornmeal, sweetcorn, baking powder and sugar.
3. 3
   Put the milk and butter into a pan and melt over a very low heat.
4. 4
   Mix the buttery milk into the flour mixture with the beaten egg until it is well combined.
5. 5
   Add half the bacon strips and season with salt and pepper.
6. 6
   Butter a 900g loaf tin, pour the mixture in and sprinkle over the rest of the bacon.
7. 7
   Bake for 40 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
8. 8
   Leave to cool in its tin.
9. 9
   Serve slightly warm with butter, or with scrambled eggs and smoked salmon.