Savory Olive Nut Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Sift together in a large mixing bowl the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• In a small bowl, mix the milk and egg. Add this to the dry ingredients and stir until just moistened.
• Stir in olives, walnuts, and pimento. Mix thoroughly.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x5x3 loaf pan.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Let the bread stand in pan for 20 minutes before baking.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before removing from pan.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven at 180°C/350°F.
• Brush a 20x10 cm (8 x 4 inch) loaf tin with olive oil and line with greased greaseproof paper.
• Beat the eggs until frothy and stir in the chopped olives, oil and milk.
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together and add the egg mixture, stirring lightly just until the flour is combined; be careful not to over mix.
• Spoon into the prepared loaf tin and bake in the oven for 1 hour, or until hollow when tapped.
• Leave in the tin for a minute, then turn onto a wire rack to cool.
• Serve sliced with a salad, or make into sandwiches with slices of cheese between.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and toast for 20 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and pour the hazelnuts onto a clean dishtowel. Fold over the dishtowel and rub the hazelnuts to loosen and remove the skins. Allow to cool completely.
• Place the skinned hazelnuts in a pastry bag or plastic bag and roll over them with a rolling pin, just to break the nuts in half. Set aside. Turn the oven up to 400 degrees. Oil or butter an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 (or 8 x 4)-inch bread pan. Line with parchment, oil or butter the parchment, and dust lightly with flour.
• Sift together the flours, baking powder, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir in the fennel seeds.
• In a large bowl or in the bowl of an electric mixer whisk the eggs until frothy. Whisk in the olive oil and the milk. Add the optional orange zest. Whisk in the flour mixture and beat just until incorporated. Fold in the hazelnuts and chopped figs.
• Scrape the batter into the bread pan. Place in the oven and bake 40 to 45 minutes, until golden and a tester comes out clean. Remove from the oven and turn out onto a rack. Remove the parchment after 5 minutes and allow to cool completely. To serve, cut in thin slices and cut the slices in half on the diagonal, or into quarters.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper. In a separate bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, egg and milk. Fold the wet mixture into the dry until just combined. Fold in the cheese and olives.
• Scrape the batter into the loaf pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Bake until golden and firm, 40 minutes. Let bread cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the pan and over turn onto a wire rack. Cool 20 minutes before slicing and serving.