Olive And Onion Bread Recipes

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.

GREEK OLIVE AND ONION BREAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle the yeast over 1/2 cup of warm water in a small bowl. The water should be no more than 100 degrees F (40 degrees C). Let stand for 5 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil and the onions. Cook and stir for 3 minutes, or until onions are soft. Remove the onions from heat and reserve.
• Combine the bread flour, salt, sugar, dill, garlic powder, olives, and cooked onions in a large bowl and mix well. Add the yeast mixture and the remaining 1 3/4 cup water. Mix well until the ingredients have pulled together and have formed a sticky dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
• Lightly oil a large bowl, then place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Lightly grease two baking sheets. Deflate the risen dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Use a knife to divide the dough into two equal pieces-don't tear it. Shape into dough into round loaves, and place the loaves into the prepared pans. Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Bake loaves in the preheated oven until the tops are golden brown and the bottoms sound hollow when tapped, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly before slicing.

OLIVE BREAD (FOR THE BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• First prepare the onion. Sprinkle the slices with salt and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Then rinse and squeeze to drain. The onion will be softer and not as sharp tasting. Finely chop, you should have around 2 tablespoons.
• Pit the olives with a sharp knife and roughly chop.
• Add the olives, chopped onion, oregano, garlic and tomato paste together and grind in a little black pepper to taste.
• Set the bread machine on the basic cycle which is around 3 hours.
• Add the remaining ingredients into the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer, (mine is liquid first then solid) and then add the olive mixture at the beep for extras.
• Bake with a medium crust or dark if you like it that way.
• This bread is wonderful with a Greek salad or spread with tarama or eggplant dip.

ONION & OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine the yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup warm water.
• Let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl combine the flour and salt.
• Give it a quick mix and add the oil, olives, onions along with the remaining 3/4 cup water.
• Mix until dough is evenly blended, around 3 minutes or so.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured board and kneed for 10 minutes.
• Place dough in a well oiled bowl, turn once and cover with plastic wrap or a clean towel and place in a warm spot until doubled, around 2 hours.
• Sprinkle a pizza pan with the corn meal.
• Punch down the bread dough, shape into a round shape, cover with a towel and let rise for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Bake bread for 15 minutes at 400 degrees then reduce heat to 375 degrees.
• Bake until bread sounds hollow when tapped on bottom and top is a golden brown color.
• Brush with melted butter, top with shredded cheddar and bake for 5-7 minutes more.
• Remove and let cool on a rack.

OLIVE ONION BREAD

Steps:

• Chop parsley & set aside. Thinly slice onions.
• Mix biscuit mix with parsley & water. Spread into a 8x8-inch square pan.
• Sauté onions in butter until golden brown. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
• Combine sour cream, egg, dill weed, onions & olives.
• Spoon over bread mixture. Bake at 450° for 20 minutes. Cut into squares to serve.

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.