Cheese and pesto picnic loaf

This tasty loaf is perfect picnic food — just break and share with mini sausages and vegetable sticks and dips

Published 01 Apr 2008
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* Serves 4

What do I need?

  • 225g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 40g chilled butter, cut into cubes
  • 40g Parmesan (plus a little extra for the top), grated
  • 4 rashers of back bacon, grilled and chopped
  • 1 tbsp pesto
  • 125-150ml milk

How do I make it?

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
  2. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the Parmesan and bacon.
  3. Mix the pesto into the milk, then gradually add the milk to the flour using a knife to mix together until you have a dough.
  4. Tip out onto a floured work surface and gently knead. Divide into seven balls.
  5. Take a baking tray lined with baking paper and place one of the balls in the centre. Then place the other six balls around it to make a flower shape with six petals. Squash the balls together slightly so they join up.
  6. Sprinkle over the extra Parmesan and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and cooked through.
  7. Allow to cool, pack in an airtight container and refrigerate until needed. Break into rolls to serve.
Cheese and pesto loaf

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“Making the loaf was fun – anything that involves getting your hands sticky when you’re cooking is a winner with us!”

Lisa, mum of Daniel, 5

Words: Amanda Grant. Photography: Myles New. Styling: Nicole Herft

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