Tomato Bread III

A spicy, tomato quick bread speckled with black olives. I like to add pepperoni, sausage or bacon to this recipe to make it taste like pizza bread.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 191 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons milk
• ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• ¾ teaspoon white sugar
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, drained
• ⅓ cup sliced black olives

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, Italian seasoning, thyme, sugar, Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses. In a separate bowl, mix together 1/2 cup reserved tomato juice, milk, eggs, oil and garlic. Combine liquid and dry mixtures. Fold in chopped tomatoes and olives. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.