Jersey Cabbage Loaf (Du Pain Sus Eune Fielle De Chour) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb strong plain flour
1/2 ounce fresh yeast
1/4 pint water
1/4 pint milk (mix with the water)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 ounce margarine
1 pinch salt
2 large cabbage leaves

Preparation

Sieve the flour into a warmed mixing bowl. Cream the yeast and sugar in a small basin and add a quarter of the liquid. Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the yeast. Sprinkle over a little flour, cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place until the yeast ferments. Then add the remainder of the liquid, margarine and salt and knead into a smooth dough. Return to the basin, cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place until it has doubled in size. Remove from the bowl and give a further kneading. Then mould into a large round loaf, cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place to \"prove\" until doubled in size. Finally, wrap the loaf in the large cabbage leaves which have been lightly greased on the inside, tie lightly, and bake in a hot oven, gas mark 6, 200\u00b0 C (400\u00b0 F) for approximately 15 minutes.
Cooking time includes approx time for risings.