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cheesy olive herb bread

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Elizabeth Lancaster
Lincoln, NE

I love bread, I love to make everything from Scratch, So I found a Herb Cheese Bread Recipe and made some changes to it and made it my own, and....it's so GOOD!!!! And smells amazing!!! Hope you give this a try! you'l be glad you did! Enjoy!

(2 ratings)
yield 6 -8 people
prep time 35 Min
cook time 1 Hr 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For cheesy olive herb bread

  • 2 1/4 c
    sifted flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    dry ground mustard
  • 2 tsp
    ground garlic powder (or less if you dont like garlic)
  • 1/2 c
    white mozzerella, grated
  • 1/2 c
    chedder cheese, grated
  • 1/2 c
    sliced green olives
  • 8 slice
    sun dried tomatoes(diced)
  • 1 tsp
    black pepper
  • 1/2 c
    mixture of dried onion/ parsley flakes (what i had on hand) or fresh
  • 1 tsp
    dry thyme
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp
    olive oil, extra virgin
  • 1 1/4 c
    buttermilk
  • (OR USE 1 1/4 CUP LESS 1 TBSP FRESH MILK + 1 TBSP WHITE VINEGAR OR LEMON JUICE. SET ASIDE FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE USING)
  • EGG WASH (OPTIONAL) MADE FROM 1 EGG YOLK BEATEN WITH 2 TSP WATER EXTRA THYME SPRINGS AND SEA SALT, FOR TOPPING

How To Make cheesy olive herb bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350* Generously butter a large loaf tin and either line it with butter parchment paper or dust with flour. Set tin aside.
  • 2
    Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt, pepper and mustard powder into a large bowl. Whisk with a whisk to incorporate the dry ingredients. Add both cheeses, olives, sun dried tomatoes,onion,garlic, parsley and thyme and stir them thoroughly together.
  • 3
    In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, then whisk in the oil and buttermilk until they are well combined.
  • 4
    Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the wet ingredients. Stir together to form a thick, sticky batter. Scrape the batter into the prepared tin and spread it out evenly.
  • 5
    Brush the top of the batter with the egg wash and then sprinkle some thyme leaves and sea salt onto the loaf.
  • 6
    Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until a fine skewer inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean. If the top starts to burn, place a piece of foil to cover the top of the loaf and continue baking. Leave in tin for 5 minutes before turning ot onto a wire rack. This loaf is best served on the same day. Wrap left overs tightly and store in fridge. Gently reheat in oven if serving left overs.
  • My little chef loves to cook too!!! This is his
    7
    Made me think that this would pair good with Hummus, and make these into drop dinner rolls, Going to have to give that a try and see if they even come out as good as the bread itself! Hope you give this bread a try at your dinner table!!! Enjoy!
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