Two Cheese And Ham French Loaf Recipes

TWO-CHEESE AND HAM FRENCH LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Cut 30x18-inch sheet of heavy-duty foil. Cut French bread in half horizontally. Spread cut sides of bread halves with honey mustard. Place bottom half of bread on foil.
• Layer Swiss and Cheddar cheeses, and ham evenly on bottom half of bread. Cover with top half of bread. Wrap tightly in foil using double-fold seals.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cheeses are melted and loaf is thoroughly heated.
• Carefully unwrap loaf to allow steam to escape. Cut loaf into 6 pieces; serve with preserves for dipping.

CREAMY HAM AND CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Press pie pasty into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake pie crust in preheated oven for 5 minutes, use a fork to poke holes into the crust, and continue cooking until lightly browned, about 5 minutes more.
• Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, and 1 tablespoon flour in a bowl; spread over the warm pie crust.
• Stir ham and honey mustard together in a bowl to coat the ham completely; spoon over the cheese mixture.
• Mix half-and-half, eggs, green onions, 1 tablespoon flour, and salt together in bowl. Pour mixture carefully over the ham layer; top with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until set in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

HAM AND CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll dough onto a greased baking sheet; top with the ham, onions and cheeses. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal and tuck ends under. Brush with butter., Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes; cut into 1-in. slices. Freeze option: Cool unsliced loaf on a wire rack. Spray a large piece of foil with cooking spray. Wrap loaf in prepared foil and freeze for up to 3 months. To use, thaw at room temperature for 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake 15-20 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 5 minutes; cut into 1-in. slices.

OOOH LA LA! FRENCH SAVOURY HAM, CHEESE AND OLIVE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C or 400°F.
• In a bowl beat the eggs until pale yellow and frothy.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, olive oil, melted butter, wine and port.
• Chop the ham, cube the cheese and slice the olives.
• Stir in ham, cheese, olives, salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour into greased bread tin, loaf tin or cake pan (11 X 4 inches would be a good size).
• Bake for about 50 minutes, or until well risen and golden brown.
• Serve cold in slices or as sandwich bread.
• This can be frozen in slices or as one whole loaf.

HAM AND CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• Unroll dough onto a greased baking sheet; top with ham, onions and cheeses.
• Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal and tuck ends under.
• Brush with butter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let stand for 5 minutes; cut into 1-inch slices.

CHEESE HAM AND OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease an 8.5-x-4.5-inch loaf pan.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• In a second bowl, lightly beat the eggs, then whisk in the milk, olive oil, and ham (or tapenade). Pour the liquid ingredients over the flour mixture and stir gently, just until everything is moistened. Switch to a rubber spatula and fold in the cheese and olives; DO NOT OVERMIX. Scrape the batter into the pan.
• Bake the loaf for 10 minutes at 400°F Reduce the oven temperature to 375 F and continue to bake the loaf for another 35 minutes, until it's puffed and golden, and a thin knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and let it rest for 5 minutes, then turn it out. Turn the loaf right side up and let cool completely on the rack.