Rosemary Olive Oil Bread: As Easy As Pie
By: Patricia Conte
Published: Monday, December 26, 2011 - 8:11am

Ingredients




2-1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon salt
Grated zest of 1 lemon
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cups sweet white wine or apple juice
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Nonstick cooking spray

Preparation

1 Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. 2 Lightly coat a loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray 3 In a bowl, stir the flour, sugar, walnuts, baking powder, rosemary, salt and lemon zest. 4 In another bowl, blend the eggs, wine and olive oil. Stir in the dry ingredients. Transfer the batter into a the loaf pan and smooth out the surface. 5 Bake for 55 minutes or until a skewer or knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

About

One of my favorite things to bake is Rosemary Olive Oil Bread. I’ve been making it for a while and it never fails, and I mean never! It’s perfect because it has just enough sweetness to it, but it’s not over-the-top.