Sundriedtomatoandonionbread Recipes

SUN-DRIED TOMATO AND ONION BREAD

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt into a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes until frothy.
• Stir 3 tbsp olive oil into yeast mixture.
• Using a wooden spoon, gradually stir yeast mixture into flour to give a soft, but not sticky, dough.
• Knead on a lightly flour surfgace 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
• Put dough into an oiled medium-size bowl.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place 35-40 minutes until doubled in size.
• Oil a baking sheet.
• Heat remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet, add onion and garlic.
• Cook 3 minutes until softened.
• Remove skillet from heat and set aside.
• turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and cut in half.
• Roll out to give 2 rectangles each about 12 x 9.
• Transfer 1 piece to the baking sheet and prick surface with fork.
• Spread cooked onion mixture over pricked dough, leaving a 1/2 inch boarder around the edge.
• Arrange sun-dried tomatoes and basil leaves over onion and season with the ground pepper.
• Moisten edges of the dough with a little cold water and cover with second sheet of dough.
• Crimp edges to seal.
• Using a sharp knife make a lattice pattern on surface of dough.
• Brush with a little milk to glaze and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
• Let rise 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450.
• Bake loaf in preheated oven about 25 minutes until golden-brown and underside is firm and lightly colored.
• Serve warm or cold.
• Cut into pieces and garnish with basil.

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.