- 400g/14oz strong wholemeal flour
- 110g/4oz strong white flour
- 30g/1oz fresh yeast
- 15g/½oz salt
- 255ml/9oz water
- 85g/3oz sultanas
- 85g/3oz walnuts
- handful flaked almonds
- Stilton, to serve
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Mix the flour, yeast, salt and water in a bowl with your hands until it becomes a soft, pliable dough.
- Place the dough on to a lightly floured, flat surface and knead for five minutes. Put the dough back in the bowl and leave to rise for an hour.
- Bring the dough out and mix the sultanas and walnuts into it.
- Shape the dough into a loaf, and roll the loaf in flaked almonds.
- With a sharp knife, cut a line down the centre of the loaf.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack, serve toasted or with Stilton on the side.