Best Olive Quick Bread With Cumin And Oregano Recipes

OLIVE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Place rack in lower third of the the oven and preheat to 350F.
• Grease a loaf pan.
• Whisk together the first 5 ingredients.
• In a bowl, whisk eggs, milk, and oil.
• Add the flour mixture and lightly mix together.
• add the nuts and olives.
• Stir until blended.
• Place batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes and unmold onto rack.

OLIVE & ONION QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat., In a large bowl, whisk flour, rosemary, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk and melted butter until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in 1/4 cup cheese, olives and onion., Transfer to a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake 40 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 5-10 minutes longer. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

CUMIN QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl stir together the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, the ground cumin, the cuminseed, the mustard, and the salt. In a bowl whisk together the eggs, the milk, and the oil and stir the mixture into the flour mixture, stirring the batter until it is just moistened. Pour the batter into a well-buttered loaf pan, 11 by 4 1/2 by 2 3/4 inches, or 9 by 5 by 3 inches, and b it in the middle of a preheated 350°F oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, turn it out onto the rack, and let cool completely.

OLIVE QUICK BREAD WITH CUMIN AND OREGANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan or a baking sheet with oil or nonstick spray.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, oregano, and cumin in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Stir with a fork or whisk to distribute.
• Add beaten egg, milk, and oil. Stir until moistened. Stir in olives and nuts if using.
• Smooth dough into 9x5-inch loaf pan, or form dough into a ball shape, place on pan, and flatten into a round about 3 inches high and 8 or 9 inches in diameter. Brush a little olive oil on the top if desired.
• Bake about 40 minutes, or until brown and knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

OREGANO AND ONION BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups warm water into small bowl. Stir in yeast and sugar. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• Mix 4 cups flour and salt in large bowl. Stir in onion and any oil remaining in skillet. Add yeast mixture and oregano and mix well. Knead briefly in bowl just until dough comes together. Turn out dough onto generously floured surface. Knead until dough is smooth and elastic, adding more flour by tablespoonfuls as necessary to keep dough from sticking, about 10 minutes.
• Oil large bowl. Add dough to bowl, turning to coat. Cover bowl with kitchen towel. Let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Oil heavy large baking sheet. Punch down dough. Turn out onto floured work surface and knead briefly. Divide into 2 equal pieces. Shape each piece into smooth 6-inch round loaf. Place loaves on prepared baking sheet. Cover with kitchen towel. Let rise in warm draft-free area until double in volume, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Brush each loaf with some of beaten egg. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 3509°F. Bake until bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, about 35 minutes. Transfer loaves to racks and cool. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap tightly in foil and store at room temperature.)

OLIVE - CHEESE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Grease a loaf pan; set aside. Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients and the cheese; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, lightly beat egg; stir in milk and oil, mixing well.
• Add onion to the egg-milk, mix; then stir into flour mixture--do not over-mix, just get things moist.
• Spoon half of batter into prepared pan. Arrange 28 olives on their sides, 4 rows of 7 olives each.
• Spoon remaining batter over the olives, smoothing the top with the back of the spoon.
• Place remaining 7 olives evenly spaced down the center of the top of the loaf.
• Brush with olive oil (or spray).
• Bake 35-45 minutes until wooden pick comes out clean.
• Let stand 10 minutes---this is really important or the loaf will sort of fall apart when you cut it :-(.
• VARIATIONS: Use a different type of cheese for a whole different flavor. How about a different kind of olive? Mmmmm -- .

GREEK CHEESE AND OLIVE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Grease a baking sheet with olive oil.
• Beat eggs, yoghurt and baking powder together.
• Add butter and eggs to mixture and beat well.
• Add feta cheese, olives and flour and knead mixture until dough easily comes off hands Add olive oil.
• Separate dough into 3 equal portions.
• Shape into 3 balls and place on oiled baking sheet.
• Press down with palm, to flatten slightly.
• Sprinkle generously with sesame seeds and press again lightly to make them 'stick'.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until cheese breads sound hollow when tapped on bottom.

KALAMATA OLIVE BREAD WITH OREGANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Set aside.
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
• Combine buttermilk, butter, and egg whites, stirring with a whisk.
• Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• Fold in onion, olives, and oregano.
• Spread batter into an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan.
• Cool completely on wire rack.