French Ham and Cheese Quick Bread

Name: French Ham and Cheese Quick Bread
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 larges eggs; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 99 grams 1/4 cups shredded Gruyère cheese (about; 198 grams 1/4 cups small-dice cooked ham (about; 35 grams 1/3 cup small-dice pitted Niçoise olives (about; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter (1/2 stick), melted, plus more for coating the pan; 177 milliliters whole milk

French Ham and Cheese Quick Bread might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 15g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 341 calories. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you have baking powder, small-dice niçoise olives, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Generously coat a metal 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with butter; set aside.

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Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and pepper together in a large bowl until aerated and any large lumps are broken up.

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Baking Soda

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the cheese, ham, and olives and toss in the flour mixture until the pieces are separated and evenly coated; set aside.

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Cheese

Olives

All Purpose Flour

Ham

Place the eggs, milk, and melted butter in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth.

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Butter

Egg

Milk

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Whisk

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Add this egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir until the flour is just incorporated, being careful not to overmix (a few streaks of flour are OK; the batter will be very thick).Using a rubber spatula, scrape the batter into the prepared pan, pushing it into the corners and smoothing the top.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Bake until the bread is golden brown all over and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (test several spots because you may hit a pocket of cheese), about 40 to 45 minutes.

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Bread

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Place the pan on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the perimeter of the bread and turn it out onto the rack.

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Bread

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Let it cool for at least 30 minutes more before slicing.

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Servings:

2teaspoons

baking powder 0teaspoons

baking soda 0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 2larges

eggs 591milliliters

all-purpose flour 99grams

1/4 cups shredded Gruyère cheese (about 198grams

1/4 cups small-dice cooked ham (about 35grams

1/3 cup small-dice pitted Niçoise olives (about 1teaspoons

fine salt 4Tbsps

unsalted butter (1/2 stick), melted, plus more for coating the pan 177milliliters

whole milk

Recommended wine: Bordeaux, Champagne, White Burgundy

French can be paired with Bordeaux, Champagne, and White Burgundy. French wine is just as diverse as French food, but you rarely go wrong with champagne. If your meal calls for a white wine, you might also try a white burgundy. For a red, try a red bordeaux blend. One wine you could try is Cru Monplaisir Bordeaux Superieur. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.