Ham & Cheddar Breakfast Loaf

Ham & Cheddar Breakfast Loaf
~Submitted by a yet another Cheese Man customer!
(have you given me your favourite recipe yet?)


Loaf Ingredients:
2 ½ cups flour
½ cup shredded old cheddar (the older the better is my opinion)
3 tbsp finely chopped red pepper
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup butter cubed
¾ cup milk
Filling Ingredients:
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
½ cup finely chopped ham
½ cup shredded old cheddar (once again older is better … just say’n)
½ tsp pepper
1 tbsp melted butter


Preparation and cooking:


Loaf:
Preheat oven to 400 F


Combine flour, cheddar, red pepper, parsley, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl


Mix, using a pastry blender (whisk) or fingers, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs


Add milk all at once


Stir with a fork to make a soft sticky dough


Knead dough on a lightly floured surface (approximately ten times)


Pat dough into a ½ inch thick rectangle (13×10”)


Loaf/Filling instructions:
Spread mustard over dough


Sprinkle with ham, cheddar, and pepper


Roll dough up like a jelly roll and pinch seam


Place in greased and parchment lined 9×5 inch loaf pan


Brush loaf with butter


Bake for approximately 50 minutes until golden