Italian Bread I
This bread recipe is one of my favorites! It’s easy to make and so delicious. The best part is that it only takes a few ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen.
Ingredients
- -1/4 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes
- -2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- -2 tablespoons white sugar
- -2 teaspoons baking powder
- -1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- -1/4 teaspoon salt
- -1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- -2 tablespoons dried parsley
- *For the cheese:
- -1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- OR
- -3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (for a more traditional Italian bread)
- *If using feta, also add in:
- -6 Kalamata olives, pitted and roughly chopped OR any other type of pitted olive
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan.
2. Whisk together the oil, egg, and buttermilk in a small bowl.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt, and dried herbs. Stir in cheese and onions until evenly distributed. Pour buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture; stir to combine well then add garlic and tomatoes until evenly distributed throughout batter.
4. Spread batter into prepared pan; smooth top with spatula then tap pan on counter several times to remove any bubbles that may have formed during mixing process.)
5 Bake for 60 to 65 minutes or until golden brown then cool loaf on wire rack prior to slicing and serving
Nutrition Facts
- -Serving size: 1 slice
- -Calories: 190
- -Fat: 7 g
- -Saturated fat: 2.5 g
- -Cholesterol: 20 mg
- -Sodium: 360 mg
- -Carbohydrates: 27 g
- -Fiber: 1.5 g
