Best Sun Dried Tomato And Olive Bread Recipes

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND OLIVE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• preheated oven to 350°F.
• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, the salt, and the sugar.
• In a small skillet cook the garlic with the rosemary and the pepper in the reserved oil from the sun-dried tomatoes over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened and fragrant but not brown.
• In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, the milk, the shortening, and the garlic mixture.
• Add the flour mixture, and stir the batter until it is just combined. Stir in the sundried tomatoes, the olives, the capers, the parsley, and the Parmesan.
• Divide the batter among 2 buttered and floured regular sized loaf pans.
• Bake the breads in the middle of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
• Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack.

BEER, SUN-DRIED TOMATO, AND OLIVE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. and grease and flour a loaf pan, 9 by 5 by 3 inches. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, the salt, the baking soda, and the baking powder, add the egg, the beer, the tomatoes with the reserved oil, and the olives, and stir the batter until it is just combined. Turn the batter into the pan and bake the bread in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Turn the bread out onto a rack and let it cool.

SUN DRIED TOMATO AND OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine yeast and sugar; add 1/3 cup of the water. Let stand 10 minutes or until yeast is dissolved and foamy.
• Add remaining 1 cup water and salt. Stir in white whole wheat flour, cornmeal and 1 1/2 cups of the bread flour, slowly adding additional flour as necessary to make dough easy to handle.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Gently knead in sun-dried tomatoes and olives. Place dough in large bowl greased with oil, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray; let rise in warm place about 1 hour or until doubled in size. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
• Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Place dough on lightly floured surface; press to 10x8-inch oval. Fold 1 long side up to the center; press edge into dough. Fold other long side over to center; press edge into dough (seam will be visible on top). Pinch and press each end to form point. Place dough on cookie sheet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray; let rise in warm place 45 to 60 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Heat oven to 400°F. Brush loaf with oil. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown and bottom sounds hollow when tapped. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.

OLIVE, SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND FETA BREAD

Steps:

• Put bread ingredients into a bread maker and process to dough stated.
• Remove and cut dough into 3 equal portions, make each into a foot long sausage shape, join together at one end, braid the dough and join at other end. (or it can be shaped into a loaf or bun shape - your preference).
• Cover with toppings. Can be altered to add ingredients such as roast onion and red pepper with Edam or spread with wholegrain mustard and chopped bacon or ham and cheese added.
• Cover with glad wrap that has been sprayed with olive oil.
• leave in warm place to rise and double in size.
• Cook for 10-15 minutes in a hot oven at 200 degrees Celsius.