Courgette Bread

By: Laurence Guy

This makes a fantastic moist and flavoursome bread.

  • First pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
  • Grate 300g of courgette coarsely and place in a colander sprinkled with a little fine sea salt and placed over a bowl to draw out the moisture.
  • Make a basic bread mix using strong white flour, yeast, sea salt and add the dry courgette along with some grated hard goats cheese, parmesan or cheddar and the rind of half a lemon.
  • Add enough blood temperature water to make a wet dough and add a good glug of olive oil to the mix for flavour and texture.
  • Knead well and leave to stand in a warm place covered with a tea towel until doubled in size.
  • Cut the dough into bread rolls and knead again before placing on a baking tin, covering and resting again until well risen.
  • Place in the pre-heated oven for twenty to thirty minutes until a golden crust has formed.

Ingredients

  • 300g Courgette
  • 500g Strong White Flour
  • Dried Yeast
  • A Pinch of Sea Salt
  • 100g Hard Cheese (Parmesan, Cheddar or Goats)
  • Half a Lemon
  • Olive Oil
  • Warm Water