Make It Yourself...Quick Bread Mix Olive Quick Bread

I made the quick bread mix recipe last week, and shared some with Myrna.  This is the bread recipe I chose to make from it, as I like savory bread, and I especially like olives.

It was really convenient to just get my extra ingredients ready, and mix the batter right up.  I baked it in my good toaster oven, and it baked nicely.  It looked like a lot of batter, but it didn’t raise a lot, and next time I will make it in my 8 ½ x 4 ½” bread pan for a higher, more square slice, even though the recipe called for a 9 x 5” pan – it won’t taste any different, but may make a prettier slice.  Check our quick bread hints for baking times for smaller pans for gifts.  I think you could fill your pans 2/3 full.                     

 

Olive Quick Bread

  2 ½            Cups  Homemade Crisco Quick Bread Mix -- (about 12 ounces)

     ¼            Cup  Sugar

  1                Cup  Nuts -- chopped

  1                Cup  Colby Cheese -- shredded (or mild Cheddar)

  1                Cup  Piminto-stuffed Green Olives -- Sliced

  1               Large  Egg

     ¾            Cup  Milk

Preheat oven to 350°.

Combine quick bread mix, sugar, nuts, cheese and olives in a large bowl.

Mix egg and milk with a fork.  Add to bowl and stir only until dry ingredients are moistened.

Spoon batter into a greased 9 x 5 x 3" loaf pan.

Bake at 350° for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool for 10 minutes on a rack, remove frompan, and cool completely on rack.

Slice and serve with cream cheese.

  "Crisco Cooking"

  "1 Loaf"

Per Serving: 211 Calories; 13g Fat (56.2% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 22mg Cholesterol; 239mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 2 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates

Homemade Quick Bread Mix

6 Cups	12 Cups
5 Cups Sifted All Purpose Flour  - 20 ounces	10 Cups  Sifted All Purpose Flour  - 40 ounces
2 ½ tablespoons  Baking Powder	1/3 Cup  Baking Powder
2  Tablespoons Sugar	1/4  Cup  Sugar
½ Tablespoon  Salt	1 Tablespoon  Salt
1 Cups  Shortening	2 Cups  Shortening

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl.  Cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. 

If making a ½ recipe, you can combine dry ingredients in the food processor and pulse a few times to cut in the shortening.

Store in covered container up to 6 weeks at room temperature.  For longer storage, place in freezer.

To measure, spoon mix into measuring cup and level with spatula.

Cost 2012:  $2.42 for 12 cup recipe

Yield:  "12 Cups"