Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4
Sieve the plain flour into a bowl and add the bicarbonate of soda and salt, stir together
Mix the cheese and the cooled onion into the flour mixture
Add the buttermilk to the flour and bring it together to make a dough. Work it as little as needed. Shape it into a ball on a baking tray dusted with flour and cut a cross down in the centre, cut deeply, almost to the bottom but not all the way through. Top with the extra cheese
Bake the loaf for 30-40 minutes. When it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom it’s done
Cool on a rack, you can eat it warm or wait till it cools, store in an airtight container and it’s best eaten within 1-2 days, but will last 3 days
Notes
Do not use bread flour or self raising flour for this bread. Only use plain or all purpose flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 553mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 187IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 3mg
