French Ham and Cheese Quick Bread Recipe

Name: French Ham and Cheese Quick Bread Recipe
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 1 (9-inch) loaf
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon fine salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 1/4 cups shredded Gruyère cheese (about 3 1/2 ounces); 1 1/4 cups small-dice cooked ham (about 7 ounces); 1/3 cup small-dice pitted Niçoise olives (about 1 1/4 ounces); 2 large eggs; 3/4 cup whole milk; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick), melted, plus more for coating the pan

This French ham and cheese quick bread recipe takes the classic baguette sandwich and turns it into a savory quick bread.

By chow · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients

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French Ham and Cheese Quick Bread Recipe

1 (9-inch) loaf

Cook1 hr 45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1149Calories

62 gProtein

50 gFat

110 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Pork	100g cooked	242
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Olive	1 large (4g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,962 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cheese + milktop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,426 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cheese + olivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,802 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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