Greek Cheese and Olive Quick Bread

Name: Greek Cheese and Olive Quick Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 3 loaves
Ingredients: 4 cups self-rising flour; 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 cup Greek yogurt (sub with sour cream if you can't get the greek yoghurt); 3/4 cup butter, melted; 5 eggs; 1 lb feta, crumbled or cut into tiny pieces; 1 cup kalamata olive, pitted, halved; 2 tablespoons olive oil; sesame seeds

Submitted by evelynathens

"I love this bread as a snack mid-morning. It satisfies in so many ways. Its texture is more like a savoury biscuit and really good. Olives and feta cheese are perfect companions."

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photo by Jenna-Rae

Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 3 loaves

ingredients

4 cups self-rising flour
2 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons baking powder
1 cup Greek yogurt (sub with sour cream if you can't get the greek yoghurt)
³⁄₄ cup butter, melted
5 eggs
1 lb feta, crumbled or cut into tiny pieces
1 cup kalamata olive, pitted, halved
2 tablespoons olive oil
sesame seeds

directions

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Grease a baking sheet with olive oil.
Beat eggs, yoghurt and baking powder together.
Add butter and eggs to mixture and beat well.
Add feta cheese, olives and flour and knead mixture until dough easily comes off hands Add olive oil.
Separate dough into 3 equal portions.
Shape into 3 balls and place on oiled baking sheet.
Press down with palm, to flatten slightly.
Sprinkle generously with sesame seeds and press again lightly to make them ‘stick’.
Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until cheese breads sound hollow when tapped on bottom.

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Reviews

I love greek food, I love kalamata olives, feta, and bread. I love all these things and was really excited about this recipe because there's a bakery in my town that sells olive bread. This didn't live up to expectations for me. It was WAY too salty (the olives, feta, and yogurt did it in), and I didn't care for the dry biscuit texture. Really bummed it didn't work out.

miasmama
This bread was the perfect addition to the Greek dinner I planned. It had just the right crumbly texture and the olives and feta really came through with a pop! I got three large loafs out of the recipe and stacked them whole in a basket and let people tear off what they wanted. I will be making this again for sure!

Jenna-Rae
Outstanding Savoury Bread! Feta and Olive combo...what more can a Greek ask for LOL!!! I made recipe to the letter and it was AWESOME crumbly/savoury texture/taste....would recommend to go with your favourite WINE. Thanks Chef Ev's!!!

iLuv2cook 2
I halved the recipe and made mini loaves -- 2 for gifts, one for me. I'm so glad because my mini loaf disappeared in a trice. Slice a tiny piece and taste, repeat, repeat--All Gone! If I'd made a large loaf, I would have eaten a large loaf. It's a wonderful recipe--it looks like bread, it slices like poundcake, has a cake-like texture/crumb, but the flavor is definitely savory. While I eat the crumbs hat are left, I am imagining creative uses of this bread on an appetizer table. Thanks, Ev!!

Chef Kate
This was excellent! I only made 1/3 batch, and split it into 4 portions to bake, so it only took about 20 minutes. I used the rolls/biscuits instead of burger buns with some feta burgers - the flavors complimented each other really well, but I wish I had made some more of thebread to just eat :) for ZWT9

Random Rachel

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Tweaks

This was excellent! I only made 1/3 batch, and split it into 4 portions to bake, so it only took about 20 minutes. I used the rolls/biscuits instead of burger buns with some feta burgers - the flavors complimented each other really well, but I wish I had made some more of thebread to just eat :) for ZWT9

Random Rachel