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Pesto, Olive & Cheese Quick Bread

Seedy no-yeast quick bread with red pesto, olives, capers, cheddar cheese and herbs!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/pesto-olive-and-cheese-quick-bread • Posted by Cat Morley

It was Bread Week on the Great British Bake Off last week and their challenge was to make a quick bread with no yeast. I decided to top mine with pesto, olives, capers, seeds and cheese - it was so tasty, like a thick pizza bread.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 35

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

It was Bread Week on the Great British Bake Off last week and their challenge was to make a quick bread with no yeast. I decided to top mine with pesto, olives, capers, seeds and cheese - it was so tasty, like a thick pizza bread.

Instructions

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    Whisk together the soy milk and lemon juice to create buttermilk and leave to stand for a few minutes.

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    Place the flour, baking soda, salt and mixed seeds in your bread maker or you can do this by hand in a bowl.

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    Grate in half of the cheese and add the olives and capers.

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    Knead the bread, or leave your bread machine to do the work, until you form a thick dough.

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    Shape the dough into a loaf and score two cuts along the top.

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    Bake at 180'C for 20 minutes and then briefly remove from the oven.

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    Top with red pesto, making sure to get lots in the slits.

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    Grate the remaining cheese on top and the remaining olives and sprinkle with rosemary, sea salt, pepper and a few more mixed seeds.

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    Bake for a further 12 minutes and enjoy!