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Bread pudding with a difference!
Pear, ham & cheese tear-and-share bread
SERVES 12
250g (9oz) strong white bread flour
250g (9oz) strong wholemeal bread flour
1 sachet of easy blend yeast
7g fine salt
25ml (1fl oz) olive oil
325ml (11fl oz) lukewarm water
For the filling
1 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tin (415g) Del Monte® Pear Halves in Juice, drained and chopped
a few fresh thyme leaves (optional)
80g (2¾oz) Parma ham or other thin-cut ham
100g (3½oz) Cheddar, grated
milk, for brushing
sesame seeds and black onion (nigella) seeds, to finish
Combine the two flours, yeast and salt in a large bowl, or the bowl of a mixer with a dough hook. Trickle in the oil and then the water, bringing the mix together into a rough dough with your hand, or with the dough hook on
