Olive Bread

Adapted from The Texas Cookbook and printed in the Dallas Morning News.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups flour, sifted
• 4  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1  cup milk
• 1  cup walnuts, chopped
• 1  cup stuffed green olive, sliced
• 2  tablespoons chopped pimiento

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
3. Add egg and milk.
4. Stir just until moistened.
5. Stir in walnuts, olives and pimentos.
6. Pour into a well-oiled round baking dish and bake for 45 minutes.
7. Remove after cooling slightly for 10 minutes and turn out onto a cake rack.
8. Slice into quarters and then slice each quarter into 4 or 5 pieces.