Pull Apart Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups wholewheat flour
• 1½ cups cake flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
• ½ cup coarsely grated cheddar cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups plain low-fat yoghurt
• ¼ cup low-fat milk, plus 2 teaspoons for brushing
• ½ cup sunflower oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed (optional)
• pinch of cayenne pepper or paprika to taste

Preparation

1. preheat oven to 180 °c. line and lightly grease a baking tray and dust with a little extra cake flour.
2. mix flours, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
3. stir half the herbs and half the cheese into the dry flour mixture.
4. beat eggs, yoghurt, milk and oil together in a separate bowl and add garlic, if using.
5. stir egg mixture into the flour with the back of a knife, ‘cutting’ the liquid into the dry ingredients until it just forms a dough.
6. gently form dough into balls.
7. pack balls close together in a circle, but without touching each other, on the baking tray.
8. brush dough with milk. mix remaining herbs and cheese with cayenne pepper or paprika and sprinkle on top of dough.
9. bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and baked through.
10. serve warm as the starch for a meal or as a starter.