Savoury Cottage Cheese Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp dill weed
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup freshly grated Asiago cheese
• 3/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/2 cup pepitas
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup milk (2%)
• 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
• 2 large eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine first 8 ingredients (flour through salt) in a bowl. Stir in Asiago cheese, green onions and pepitas; set aside.
2. Place cottage cheese, milk, melted butter and eggs in a blender; puree until smooth. Add cottage cheese mixture to flour mixture and stir just until combined. Do not overmix. Spoon batter into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan.
3. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Invert loaf onto rack and cool completely. May be frozen.