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May 21, 2014

Quick and Easy Olive Oil Bread

This post for Classic Crusty Herbed Dinner Loaf had me sold right away.  (I've actually been calling this Olive Oil Bread, but when I went to link to the recipe I realized I was way off! Oh well. :) )  The biggest selling point was the claim that it only takes an hour from start to finish. 


Homemade bread in an hour?!  For some reason my brain thinks any recipe involving yeast takes many hours and lots of labor.

It looked delicious, sounded simple and quick, and used ingredients I had on hand.  The recipe lets you choose your choice of herb to add.  I chose oregano because I like oregano and it is a pretty versatile herb.



The recipe also called for 1 tablespoon of quick rising yeast, but I just used a packet of active dry yeast that I had in my freezer.

Yeast stores really well in the freezer. My packet had a 2012 expiration date on it, but my bread turned out just fine!


I had made a broccoli and cheddar soup the night before and wanted to make this bread to go with it. 

While making breakfast for Peanut I threw this bread together.

It was as easy as it sounded.


The only thing I will change next time I make it will be to let the bread rise in a different spot on my warm stove.

I had the bowl right over the oven vent and it actually started to cook the bottom part of the dough while it was rising.

After my initial panic, I decided to just knead the cooked part in with the rest of the dough and it still turned out amazing!


I sliced off a piece as soon as it was cool enough, spread some butter on it and shared it with Peanut.

It was delicious!  Peanut especially liked it.  She kept coming back for more bites.

My husband thought it tasted a little sweet for a savory bread, but he ate it.  :)


Here is my pin of the bread if you want to pin it. It is one of those cool recipe pins with the ingredients on the pin.  Don't you love those?

As I can attest to by this post, I like simple and quick recipes. At least since I've had my little Peanut. So don't let the fact that is uses yeast intimidate you. Give it a try! Here is the recipe.

Do you bake with yeast often?  Or does it tend to overwhelm you like it does me?

Whether you like working with yeast or not, try this bread!  It is so worth it!



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21 comments:

  1. Really like the sound of this, nice and easy and quick, pinning to try later. Thanks for sharing on Treasure Box Tuesday. Rachel

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    1. I was happily surprised with the simplicity of this yummy bread. :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. I really want to get back into baking bread. Added this yummy looking loaf to my pinterest board.

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    1. Homemade bread is delicious. Thanks for the comment!

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  3. Yummmmmy! This looks fabulous! Thanks for sharing at link it or lump it this week, I am featuring your post tomorrow. Have a great Sunday

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    1. I'm so excited to be featured! Thank you!!!

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  4. Really looks good. I have never made an olive oil bread. Thanks for posting!!

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  5. Thanks so much for linking up at Teach Me Tuesdays @ 3GLOL. We appreciate you!!!! Hope to see you again this week!!

    http://3glol.net/2014/06/02/teach-tuesday-3glol-6/

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  6. This does look do-able! I get totally overwhelmed with bread recipes! I'm going to pin this and try it out though! Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday Linky Party! Julia

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    1. I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets overwhelmed by bread recipes! This one is really good and simple. Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. This looks great and easy enough for me to try.

    And thanks Lila for stopping by earlier at my blog...:)

    -Priyam @ http://priyam-simplejoys.blogspot.com

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    1. It is super easy! I've been to your blog a few times so I added you to my new Bloglovin feed. Thanks for stopping by!

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  8. What a gorgeous loaf of bread! This sounds delicious, and I kind of want to bake some for my husband and myself tonight. ;) Thanks for sharing!

    Also, this was one of my favorite links shared during last week's That's Fresh Friday Link-Up! I'll be sharing it at my site tonight (www.thespeckledpalate.com) as a feature, and I hope to see you participating again this week! Thanks for linking up, and keep up the great work!

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    1. You should definitely make it tonight! It's so yummy. :)

      I'm so glad I was one of your favorite links! I'd love to join in again this week, thanks!

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  9. This looks great. Will have to try it
    Thanks for sharing at The Weekend Social, I'm looking forward to seeing you again next Thursday at 9pm EST at www.thequestionablehomesteader.com for another installment of The Weekend Social.

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    1. Thanks for the visit! Your link up is fantastic! :)

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  10. wow I may actually try making my own bread now. Thank you for linking up to Creative K Kid's Tasty Tuesdays. I have pinned your post (or recipe) to the Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board

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  11. I am also pinning to try later. Thank you for the recipe!

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  12. Heyyyy! So glad you liked this recipe! Thanks a million for linking back -- pinning your pretty pins! I recipe tested chili all day and am totally serving this bread with dinner. Thanks again!

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    1. I love this recipe! I pinned your pin on it and just had to make it. Now if only I had some of your chili, yum!
      Thank you for the visit and the pins! Have a wonderful day! :)

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