Friday, March 4, 2011

FFwD: Cheesy Quick Bread with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Walnuts

This week's French Fridays with Dorie recipe was Savory Cheese and Chive Bread.  I love savory quick breads, although I made some changes to the add-ins so I wouldn't have to run to the store.  For the cheese portion, I used a variety of cheeses that were hanging out in my cheese drawer (Parmesan, Gruyere, and "Mexican Blend" - way to mix up the classy and un-classy, Sara!).  To that, I added walnuts, scallions, and sun-dried tomatoes - yum!

I made a half recipe to take advantage of an adorable mini lavender Le Creuset from my mom.  Really, it was probably a bit too much batter for the pan, but I didn't want to break out the muffin tins so I made it work!  The result was like a giant, gorgeous muffin - and said giant muffin smelled heavenly coming out of the oven!  It didn't look so gorgeous coming out of the pan, since I somehow forgot to grease it, but it was very tasty - housemate approved! I especially liked the sun-dried tomatoes, which added great flavor. 


On a side note, I made a variation on this quick bread, Bacon Cheddar Quick Bread with Dried Pears, a couple of years ago, which was also delicious.  The recipe was from Dorie's column in Bon Appetit, and is essentially the same as this version, but with different mix-ins. 

10 comments:

  1. I love that Le Creuset lavender pan! So cute! Your "muffin" bread looks quite tasty!

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  2. Oooh, sun-dried tomatoes!!! Love that idea...and the individual servings~

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  3. Love the pan. Any excuse to use a neat kitchen device and I am right there!

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  4. That is one good looking muffin. I, too, love the idea of the sun-dried tomatoes. Tricia and I each tried a different variation with cheese,
    and both turned out well.

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  5. Hi Sara, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving such a nice comment. Your giant muffin looks good and I like your additions to the recipe. That is a cute lavender Le Creuset pan from your mom and the bread looks nice and fluffy baked in it. I see you're in the bay area, I'm in the north bay but spent a lot of time in your neck of the woods. Have a great weekend;-)

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  6. OK- that is the 2nd reference I read about the pear version from Bon Appetit...I am so trying that one ! Nana and I were both happy with how easy this week was. We each used the "available cheeses" in our fridge. I have to say that her cheddar ended up with a prettier loaf. Love how you added sundried tomoato for color. And the shot in the Le Crueset ? Priceless. Made me smile.

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  7. I know just the Mexican cheese blend that you're talking about. I'll admit it - I like it. :) I bet sundried tomatoes would be delicious in this bread. Great idea!

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  8. Looks great! And I love the Le Crueset dish.

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  9. Ooh, I love the sound of both versions. I was pleasantlysurprised by this and would make it again.

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  10. A personal muffin! How cool is that! I love the way the muffin puffs high out of the adorable lavender Le Creuset pan. You have a cool mom!

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