Friday, June 14, 2013

FFwD - Back-of-the-Card Cheese and Olive Bread



It's French Fridays with Dorie time, and this week's recipe is Back-of-the-Card Cheese and Olive Bread.  Why?  Because the recipe was off  card provided by a cheesemaker.

I was sceptical about this one, especially as it is an unyeasted loaf.  However, I needn't have worried - it was absolutely delicious.  I am not normally a fan of savoury cakes and muffins, but I loved this.  I ate slices of it as is - no spread is required.  It is good warm and cooled.

To see what the other Doristas thought, visit the LYL section of the website.

22 comments:

Mardi Michels said...

This one was good, wasn't it - even if I did "go rogue" a little ;)

Cher Rockwell said...

This was pretty good, wasn't it?

I guess I need to pay more attention to the backs of my food packages. I wonder what I have been missing...

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

I've found some of those back of the packet recipes quite interesting and often quite reliable :)

Johanna GGG said...

it looks lovely - recipes on packets can be surprisingly good

Rose said...

Oh, after the Savory Cheese and Chive bread from a few years ago, I wasn't skeptical at all.

Paula @ Vintage Kitchen Notes said...

This is a savory bread to make often, with whatever cheese and extras are in the fridge. Glad you enjoyed it!

Kari said...

This looks like it came out really well. I need to experiment more with savoury baking. A free recipe card is also always nice, especially when the recipe is decent!

Choc Chip Uru @ Go Bake Yourself said...

I never look behind, I really should :D
Delicious!

Cheers
CCU

Mary Hirsch said...

You're absolutely right. This bread is great just as is, no spread. But, Gaye, spread some really delicious butter on it, and it's fabulous. That's my problem - if there's bread, my butter won't be far behind. Your loaf looks delicious. Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did (and, most of us.) Betsy can now automatically set the LYL so we post early for you. Hope that's helpful.

Gloria Baker said...

Hi dear, this look really delicious!

Andrea_TheKitchenLioness said...

So nice to see and readthat this easy quick bread was such a success for you - it was indeed a very nice recipe to get creative with!
Have a lovely weekend!

Cakelaw said...

Thanks Mary, that's really helpful.

Anonymous said...

I am glad you liked the loaf! I was sure I'd love it, I love olives and sun-dried tomatoes, I have no idea where mine went wrong! Maybe I should play around with the fillings.

Trevor Sis Boom said...

I have to say I'm enjoying this more the next day. Toasted. I'm glad to know this one even though breads, especially before dinner, aren't my thing.

Unknown said...

I loved the fact that there was no yeast involved in this recipe... yat again it didn't really feel like making bread... more like making a savoury cake/bread!

Betsy said...

Glad this one surprised you. It looks great.

Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake said...

I'm so glad yours was so tasty! I'm going to have to try this again with less salty olives :/

Unknown said...

Your bread looks delicious! I ate several slices as is too.

The Caked Crusader said...

I love olive bread - I used to get one in switzerland that had olives and gherkins...heaven!

Anonymous said...

I had doubts about its un-yeasted-ness too but then it had a lot of baking soda so I wasnt too worried after that :)

yummychunklet said...

Love the slices of whole olives!

Kayte said...

Wow, your photo really presents a case for me bookmarking this one, it looks just gorgeous and I can almost taste it looking at it. Must make it soon. Has all the hallmarks of it being a success around here.