Prepare Ahead

This recipe comes from 100 Great Breads by Paul Hollywood (Cassell)

Instructions

1. 1

   Put the flours, salt, yeast and butter into a bowl. Add 300ml of water, a little at a time, and gradually incorporate all the flour from the sides of the bowl.

   
   

2. 2

   Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until the dough is smooth and pliable. Put back in the bowl and leave to rise for 1 hour.

   
   

3. 3

   Line a baking tray. Add the Stilton and walnuts to the dough and mix well together. Divide the dough into three pieces and roll each one into a long sausage. Plait the dough - place the three strips side by side and join them at the top, then bring the right strip over the middle strip, then the left strip over, and continue until the plait is complete. Put on the tray and leave to rise for 1 hour.

   
   

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 230°C/gas 8. Bake the loaf for 30 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

   
   

Ingredients

• 100g strong white flour, plus extra for dusting
• 400g wholemeal flour
• 10g salt
• 20g fresh yeast
• 50g butter, softened
• 100g Stilton cheese, crumbled
• 125g walnuts, chopped

Makes 1  loaf

Total time required 55 mins

• Preparation time: 25 mins
• Cooking time: 30 mins
• Other time: 2 hrs rising time