Spaghetti Loaf Recipe

Chopped onion, ham, cheese and parsley scattered over spaghetti and oven baked loaf style

3 cups high grade flour

2 teaspoons Surebake yeast

1 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1 1/4 cups luke warm water

420g can Wattie's Spaghetti

1 small onion, finely chopped

50g chopped ham

1/2 cup grated tasty cheese

1/4 cup chopped parsley

Place flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl and stir to mix

Pour in the oil and water and mix well, bringing it together into a ball

Turn onto a floured board and knead together until the dough is smooth

Place in a greased bowl and cover with cling film

Set aside in a warm place for 20 minutes to rise

Roll out the dough to measure 40cm x 40cm

Spread Wattie's Spaghetti over the bottom 2/3 of the dough, leaving a 2cm gap around the sides

Scatter over chopped onion, ham, cheese and parsley

Turn the ends of the dough in and carefully roll the dough up to enclose the filling

Place on a baking-paper lined oven tray

Using a sharp knife, make diagonal cuts in the top of the dough

Set aside

Preheat the oven to 200 C (fan bake) or 220 C (conventional bake)

Brush the top with milk

Bake for 10 minutes

Reduce oven temperature to 180 C (fan bake) or 200 C (conventional bake) and bake for a further 20 minutes, until the bread is golden and cooked

Serve warm

Preparation 30 minutes

Cooking 30 minutes

Serves 6