cheddar bread

Ingredients:
1/2 cup milk (125ml)
1/3 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces (75ml)
2 cups, all purpose flour, use spoon to level (500 ml)
2 tsp baking powder (10ml)
1 1/2 tsp white sugar (7ml)
1 tsp salt (5ml)
2 large eggs
1 cup grated Cheddar (250ml)

1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
2. Grease the pan.
3. In a small bowl or glass measuring cup, heat the milk and butter at 50% power in the microwave until the butter melts (about 2 minutes).
Cool to room temperature.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large bowl and mix.
5. Use a fork to beat the eggs into the cooled milk mixture.
Pour into the flour mixture.
Use a baking spatula to stir until the batter is just moistened.
Don't overmix. Stir in the grated Cheddar just enough to make streaks of grated Cheese.
6. Scrape the batter into the greased pan. Bake about 45 minutes, or until the loaf is puffed, cracked on top and golden.
Cool until warm.
Loosen the bread from the pan with a dinner knife and tip out.
Slice and eat while warm.


by Sri