paprika cheese bread

When I bought a bottle of Masters Food ground paprika from the supermarket, I had intended to use it to season meat (either for barbecuing or baking). However, out of curiosity, I decided to add some ground paprika to shredded cheddar cheese when I baked this loaf of bread.

To give more oomph, I also added some grated parmesan cheese.

The end result was a loaf of savoury bread which would complement soup such as creamy mushroom soup, etc. The bread tastes nice on its own as well.

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup water (room temperature)

1/3 cup sunflower oil

1 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp castor sugar

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1 tsp grated parmesan cheese

1 tsp ground paprika

3 cups bread flour

2 1/4 tsp instant dry yeast

METHOD

1. Place all the ingredients (except the bread flour and the yeast) in the bucket of the breadmaker machine.

2. Add the bread flour, making sure that the wet ingredients are totally covered.

3. Add the yeast.

4. Place the bucket in the breadmaker machine and set to "dough" cycle. Start the cycle.

5. When the cycle has been completed, turn the dough onto a floured board. Using floured hands, knead the dough for 5 minutes.

6. Place the dough in a loaf pan that has been greased and lined with baking paper. Spread out the dough to reach the sides of the pan.

7. Cover the loaf pan with a dry cloth and leave for 1 hour.

8. Bake in an oven preheated to 190 degrees celsius for 35 minutes.