Recipe : Chorizo Bread

This is a great recipe for Chorizo bread that is simple and quick to make. Perfect wit a nice hunk of cheese, for making your sandwiches a little more interesting or simply for slathering in salty butter. Yum!

Ingredients :

500 g wholemeal flour

1.6 tsp salt

10 g yeast

2 tsp sugar

300-350 ml water

100g chorizo sausage

Preparation Method :

- In a large bowl, mix together the salt and the flour and create a small well in the centre.

- Put the yeast, the sugar and 50ml of water in the well.

- Sprinkle the yeast lightly with flour and let it bubble for 10-15 minutes.

- Knead the dough for around 20 minutes until smooth.

- Cover the bowl with a towel or cellophane and leave it for around 1 hour to double in size.

- Knead the dough once more and form into a ball.

- Leave to rise (uncovered) for around half an hour, then slash the top with a sharp knife.

- Place in the oven at 230 °C for 10 minutes.

- Reduce the oven to 180 °C and cook for a further 35 minutes, coating from time to time with olive oil and water.