Olive - Cheese Quick Bread

Submitted by Debber

"Very pretty presentation! Loaded with salty green olives in a savory cheesy bread, this really hits the spot along-side a thick soup on a cold winter's evening. Try it with Potato & Ham Soup OR Clam Chowder. Enjoy the colors when you cut the slices!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 egg, room temp
• 3⁄4 cup milk (or buttermilk or water)
• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion (optional)
• 35 stuffed green olives
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons olive oil

directions

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

Reviews

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

this was a great tasting bread but I would have prefered it to be a little lighter in texture, I increased the cheese by 1/2 cup and used buttermilk, thanks for sharing Debber

 

[WorldFamousBigB]

This turned out alright for me, but boy oh boy, 1 cup of shredded cheese is not anywhere near enough.I would use around 3 or 4 next time.

 

[Pellerin]

Awesome! Used 2 cups of EXTRA sharp cheddar and sprinkled in 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper and topped with melted butter and parmesan before baking. Also used melted butter instead of oil (blush). OH YUM! Thanks!

 

[Jeanmpt]

I didn't take the advice of fellow reviewers on adding extra cheese and really think this would have made it much better. Next time, I think I will add more cheese AND chop the olives to get the olives throughout. I wonder what it would taste like if you used 1/4 cup olive oil and not just vegetable oil. The texture is similar to cornbread and I can imagine this would be great with chili.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Boy, I'm gonna have to get back into your recipe book & check out ALL the bread recipes there ~ This loaf of GOODNESS is just OUTSTANDING! One thing, though ~ Now that I KNOW what 35 stuffed green olives looks like in my hands, I'm NOT counting them out again! Thanks SO MUCH for posting this great recipe!