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The Co-op has started doing a range of flavoured breads and I have tried their sage & onion cob and also the roast onion batons. Both were delicious so I am going to have a go at making them.

I'll be back.

WM to get enough flavour in oniony ones you really need some onion powder or granules as well as real onion

Now she tellls me!

I chopped two large(ish) onions fairly finely and they are on a low heat till they crisp up - they will have to do for this go. I will add them to the dough later. The doughs are rising as I type.

I have used chicken stock instead of water for the sage & onion loaf, and I reduced the salt to be on the safe side. I used 150ml of the 400ml of water to make a strong stock and added it after the plain water once the dough was forming.

It either works or it doesn't.

I'm sure it will be nice anyway
Presumably you're going to put some of the onion on top?

I'm sure I've also had onion seeds bakes into the crust, on crusty bread - or am I imagining it? It all sounds delish anyway Frank

I fancy trying their beetroot and something (walnut I think) bread - its sounds lush.

I've only ever made sweet flavoured breads (cinnamon, raisin, etc) from scratch. If I've made cheese and onion bread I've done it from a bread mix.

Edited to say - I googled it. Its beetroot and apple.

I've made walnut bread Debih, it's very easy and gorgeous with cheese
I guessed it from looking at the one in Tesco, and used about 70% white bread flour, 30% wholemeal. Can't remember how many walnuts but I ground half in the processor and added them with the flour (when making the dough in the bm), then added the rest, chopped, later when you'd add fruit etc.
Have also done it by hand, and just kneaded the chopped walnuts in after making the dough.

Here we go.....


I have already eaten an onion baton whilst it was still warm, with loads of butter. It was soooo good and very oniony. I reckon it will go nice with cheese.

The sage & onion loaf made with stock instead of water or milk is the real star. I am looking forward to having two doorsteps of it toasted and buttered with some cream of chicken soup.

They do look good WM
I was about to say they'd be lovely with soup - uggghh, not cream of chicken though

Err, d'you mean you ate a whole one the size of that one there??? (smack smiley!)

Edited to add - the onion bread for cheese on toast would be gooooooood

That looks sooooo good