Tomato Bread Recipes

ITALIAN HERB TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease an 8.5 x 4.5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the egg, oil, and milk, followed by the grated cheese. The batter will be very thick.
• Combine the chopped garlic, tomatoes, basil, and oregano in a food processor. Using a series of 10-15 one-second pulses, chop the tomatoes and garlic until no large pieces remain, but mixture is not completely smooth.
• Fold the tomato and garlic mixture into the batter. Resulting batter will still be thick, but should be fully moist. If dry patches of flour remain, stir in an additional 2-3 tablespoons of milk. If batter is quite wet, stir in an additional 2-3 tablespoons of flour.
• Pour (scoop) the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake 45-50 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to continue cooling. Enjoy while still warm.

TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, sugar, yeast, salt, oregano, garlic powder, basil and rosemary. In a large saucepan, heat the tomato juice, tomato sauce and oil to 120°-130°, stirring occasionally. Add the dry ingredients; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into two loaves. Place in two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes., Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

BREAD AND TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bread, tomatoes, basil and onion. In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients; drizzle over bread mixture. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

GREEN TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Make a well in the center of mixture.
• Combine the eggs, oil, and vanilla; stir well. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Fold in the tomatoes and pecans.
• Spoon the batter into 2 greased and floured 81/2 by 41/2 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on wire rack.

GREEN TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
• Mix tomatoes, sugar, walnuts, canola oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt together in a large bowl until well blended. Mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder together in a separate bowl; stir into egg mixture until just blended. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of each loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in the pans for about 10 minutes before transferring loaves to wire racks to cool completely.

TOMATO GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Split the bread in half lengthwise and place it on a baking sheet. Drizzle the cut side with the olive oil. Bake until golden brown and toasted, 5 to 8 minutes.
• While still warm, rub the cut side of the bread halves with the garlic. Cut the tomato in half and rub it on the bread halves.
• Sprinkle with course salt, then cut into 4 pieces.

TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• Lightly grease large bowl and two loaf pans with olive oil.
• In small saucepan, heat juice, sauce and 2 tbs olive oil to 120 F degrees.
• Combine 3 cups flour with yeast and remaining ingredients.
• Pour in tomato mix and beat 3 minutes.
• Gradually add remaining flour until it holds together enough to turn out on floured surface.
• If the dough is too sticky, and you may need to add a little more flour, but not too much or you will have a dry bread.
• Knead about 5 minutes, until dough smooths out, place in lightly oiled bowl (olive is best here!), turning to coat dough with oil once, cover and let rise 1 hour.
• Punch dough down, let rest 15 minutes, then shape into 2 loaves, and place in pans.
• Cover pans and let rise 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
• Bake loaves 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 F and bake 30-40 minutes more.
• Bread is done when loaf sounds hollow when thumped with knuckle.
• Tip loaves out immediately onto wire rack to cool.
• *Note-Insteadof individual spices, you can also use 1 3/4 tsp of Italian Seasoning.

ROASTED GARLIC AND TOMATO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• In a food processor, add the butter, olive oil, roasted tomatoes, roasted garlic, salt and pepper. Puree.
• Slice the bread crosswise, making sure not to cut all the way through the bottom of the loaf. If you want a little help in knowing when to stop slicing, place two chopsticks alongside the loaves, one on each side, and when you cut the slices stop just as the blade hits the top of the chopsticks. Smear both sides of each slice of bread, still attached in the loaf with the garlic butter mixture. Place each loaf on a piece of tin foil, and pull the edges up, but don't wrap it fully (see the photos).
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until the outside is crispy. Sprinkle on the cheese if desired and return to the oven for one more minute. Serve hot.

TOMATO-BREAD SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and pinch of red-pepper flakes (if using) and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring often, until they begin to break down and release their liquid, 5 minutes.
• Add 3 cups water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then add bread and stir to combine. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until bread is soft and soup thickens, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To serve, divide soup among serving bowls, drizzle with a little oil, and top with basil leaves.