If you follow my blog you know that I tend to try out a lot of Food Network recipes. It’s one of my go-to stops for looking for a recipe when I have something in mind and since I receive their monthly magazine it’s hard to resist the amazing recipes they include each month. Also included each month is a tear out booklet with 50 recipes designated to a specific thing… for the October issues it was 50 Quick Breads. And I was quick to try out one of those breads, the Parmesan Herb Bread to go along with the soup I posted about yesterday.
To begin I caramelized two onions on medium-low heat for about 30 minutes.
Following that I whisked sour cream, vegetable oil and eggs together in one bowl.
In another bowl I combined flour, grated parmesan cheese, sugar, chopped rosemary, baking powder, lemon zest, baking soda, salt and pepper and finally the caramelized onions. If you are wondering why the onions were mixed in to the flour mixture as opposed to the egg mixture it’s because coating the onions with the flour will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the bread. Hence they will be evenly distributed throughout the bread.
After that I folded the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
I then poured the batter into my prepared loaf pan – I lined it with parchment paper and sprayed it with baking spray – and baked it in a 350 F preheated oven for 40 minutes.
I let the bread cool in the pan for about an hour and then removed it and let it cool completely on a wire rack.
Then it was time to slice it up… As you can see each slice had a nice amount of onions throughout it as opposed to just on the bottom. This bread was super simple to make; granted waiting for the onions to caramelize does take some patience but the end product is definitely worth it. It was incredibly moist and flavorful, it reminded me of Thanksgiving!
Parmesan Herb Bread
Ingredients:
2 onions sliced and caramelized
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons chopped rosemary*
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
*The original recipe also called for 2 teaspoons of chopped thyme which I omitted
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Prepare a 9 x 5 loaf pan by lining it with parchment paper, leaving an overhang, and spraying it with baking spray.
2. To caramelize the onions, cook in olive oil over medium-low heat for 30 minutes.
3. Whisk together the sour cream, vegetable oil and eggs in a medium-sized bowl.
4. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, grated parmesan, sugar, chopped rosemary, baking powder, lemon zest, salt, pepper and baking soda. Add in the onions.
5. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake 40 to 50 minutes until a tester comes out clean.
6. Let cool 1 hour, then remove the bread from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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