A cheese-y quick bread. The basic recipe just adds a little mustard powder to the batter, but you can dress it up all sorts of ways: herbs, chili powder, cayenne, green onions, jalapeños, etc.

Cheese Loaf

From Edmonds Cookery Book

Ingredients

• 3 c. soft (plain/standard/cake) flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. coarse sea salt, ground
• 1/2 tsp. mustard powder
• 2 tsp. butter
• 1 1/2 c. grated cheese
• 1 c. milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F) and grease and flour two 23cm (9") loaf tins.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and mustard.
3. Rub in the butter.
4. Mix in the grated cheese.
5. Stir in the milk to make a very thick batter. Use a little more or less milk as necessary to get the right consistency.
6. Spoon into the prepared tins.
7. Top loaves with a little extra cheese and/or paprika if desired.
8. Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 30-40 minutes.
9. Allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes.
10. Tranfer to wire rack to finish cooling.