Name: Ploughman’s lunch with beer bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Beer bread; 3 cup plain flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 375 millilitre bottle beer; cheddar cheese, cold meat, pickled onions, cornichons, piccalilli, to serve

Ingredients

Beer bread

3 cup plain flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt

375 millilitre bottle beer

cheddar cheese, cold meat, pickled onions, cornichons, piccalilli, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Lightly grease and line a 10cm x 20cm loaf pan.

2.Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl. Stir in sugar and salt. Make a well the centre. Add beer, mixing lightly to form a soft dough. Knead gently on floured surface. Divide into 8 even- sized balls. Place in pan in rows. Bake 45-50 minutes, until cooked when tested.

3.Arrange beer bread, cheese, meat, pickled onions, cornichons and bowl of piccalilli or branston pickle on a platter to serve.