Oh WOW! That’s all I’m going to say, well apart from, you have to try this. I am always looking for something different and this little recipe came from Kitchen Aid . Usually, I follow a recipe then on my second attempt change it up a little and experiment, but not on this one, it simply is delicious. Especially with some vintage cheddar…Mmmmmm.
450g plain flour
50g Rye flour – I used wholemeal
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp salt
45g melted salted butter
1 tbsp treacle
325ml buttermilk
200g walnut pieces
- Pre heat oven to 180 deg. I used the convection bake setting.
- Place the flours, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl and stir together. Make a large hole in the centre of the flour mixture and pour in the melted butter and treacle, walnut pieces plus enough of the buttermilk to make a loose sticky dough.
- Tip the dough onto a lightly dusted work surface. The dough will be quite sticky. Shape it into a large ball with a taut top. Place the dough on a floured baking tray and flatten it a bit. Using a knife, score the bread
- Dust with flour then bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until the bread is golden brown and has risen.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack. Serve with some lovely cheddar or simply butter.