Put the water in a jug,add the dried yeast and the sugar. Mix well leave to stand in a warm place for about 10 minutes until it becomes slightly bubbly

Heat oil in pan and soften the onions until they take on a good colour but are not fried or crisp

Stir the flour into a clean bowl add salt, pepper and mustard powder, mix, add the chopped or dried herbs. Set aside one or two tablespoon of the grated cheese and add the rest to flour. Stir in. Make a well in the middle, add the yeast mixture and the onions. Gradually work into a soft dough with your hand, kneading it down. Add a little bit extra warm water if to dry.

Knead on a floured surface for five minutes until smooth and elastic, put the dough into a clean bowl, cover with a slightly damp cloth and leave this to stand in a warm place to rise to double its size for about two hours.

Slightly grease a baking sheet. Put the dough onto a lightly floured worksurface and knead just briefly. Roll into a foot long stick shape, put on top of the greased baking sheet and put some light diagonal cuts into top.

Sprinkle with the leftover cheese and cover loosely with kitchen plastic wrap, put in a warm place to rise for thirty minutes. Preheat oven to 220C/425F. Remive kitchenwrap and bake for 25 minutes, Bread is ready baked when you knock or tap on it from underneath and it sounds hollow.