Quick and easy cheddar and bacon loaf

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/fan180C/gas 6. Grease the base and sides of a 450g loaf tin and line the base with baking paper.

2. Snip 4 slices of bacon into strips and dry-fry in a pan until crisp, then cool.

3. Meanwhile, put the flour, baking powder, salt and mustard powder into a bowl and stir. Add the cheese, bacon, egg, milk and parsley. Stir well with a wooden spoon until it has a soft dropping consistency – add extra milk, if needed.

4. Spread in the tin, add the remaining slices of bacon on top of the loaf and bake for 25-35 minutes, until risen, golden brown and just firm to the touch. Serve warm or cold, with butter and cheese, if you like.

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