GOAT CHEESE, BACON, OLIVE QUICK BREAD

Goat Cheese, Bacon, Olive Quick Bread image

Number Of Ingredients 16

8 slices Thick cut bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2 inch strips
1 1/2 cups Flour - all purpose
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Cayenne or other hot pepper (may double amount if you like it spicy)
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 cup Buttermilk
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
6 ounces Goat Cheese (or gorgonzola or other savory cheese) - crumbled
1 1/2 cups Parmesan or Parma-Reggiano cheese grated
1/2 cup Kalamata olives - pitted and halved
1 piece Jalapeno or Serrano chili - seeded and minced
1 tablespoon Thyme - minced
1/2 tablespoon Rosemary - minced
4 pieces Eggs - large
1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 stalks Scallions - thinly sliced

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 deg. Coat 9 inch loaf pan with cooking spray, line bottom with parchment paper.
In skillet cook bacon over medium heat until crispy, then drain.
In bowl, whisk together flour, baking power, cayenne powder, and salt. In another bowl whisk eggs with buttermilk, olive oil and mustard. Make a well in the dry ingredients and stir wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until combined.
Fold in goat cheese, parmesan cheese, olives, bacon, scallions, chili, thyme and rosemary. Scrape batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth surface.
Bake until golden on top and a skewer inserted comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes, run a knife around the cake, invert the pan to release. Let cool completely. Cut into slices and serve.