Ham and Cheese Quick Bread

• porce: 10 servings
• celkový čas: 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredience

Butter or nonstick baker’s spray, for the pan

2 cups/272 grams all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste)

2 large eggs, at room temperature

1 large egg white, at room temperature

1/2 cup whole milk, at room temperature

1/4 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons honey

4 ounces/115 grams shredded mozzarella, preferably low-moisture (1/2 cup)

3 ounces/85 grams fontina, cut into small (1/4- to 1/2-inch) cubes (2/3 cup)

3 ounces/85 grams ham or pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch cubes (1/2 cup)

2 whole roasted red peppers (about 2 1/2 ounces/70 grams), halved, patted dry and finely chopped

2/3 ounce/20 grams shredded Parmesan (3 tablespoons), plus more for sprinkling

3 tablespoons snipped chives

1 teaspoon fresh thyme, finely chopped

Pokyny

Center a rack in the oven and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8 1/2- by 4 1/2-inch loaf pan (glass or metal) or coat it with bakers’ spray. Line it with parchment paper, running the paper along the bottom and up the long sides of the pan. Leave extra paper on the long sides; they make good handles for removing the loaf from the pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper flakes.

In another bowl, whisk together the eggs and egg white, the milk, olive oil and honey until well combined.

In another bowl, fold together the mozzarella, fontina, ham, peppers, Parmesan, chives and thyme to combine, breaking up any cheese cubes that have stuck together.

Pour the liquid ingredients over the flour mixture and, using a flexible spatula, stir a few times, just to get things started. Top with the cheese and ham mixture and, using as few strokes as possible, mix them in. Be gentle and don’t be too diligent — it’s better to have a few dryish spots than to overmix the batter. Scrape the batter into the pan, level the top and sprinkle with a little Parmesan.

Bake for about 50 minutes if using a glass dish (you may need to bake it slightly longer if using metal), until the bread is golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Because of all the cheese, you could easily mistake a bit of cheese for a wet spot. If you’ve got an instant-read thermometer, you might want to test with it: the loaf should register 195 degrees. Transfer the pan to a rack and let sit for about 5 minutes before unmolding. Remove the paper and allow the loaf to come to room temperature on the rack. Wrapped well, the cake will keep for about 3 days at room temperature. It can be frozen for up to 1 month.

Poznámky

A very flexible recipe; I could imagine it being good for clearing out the fridge with whatever you have. I used gruyere and it worked great texture-wise, but the taste was a bit too over-powering. Definitely try fontina next time. It's also sweeter than anticipated, so I'll bump down the honey by a tbsp next time and see if I like it better.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023731-ham-and-cheese-quick-bread

Výživové údaje

• Kalorie: 270
• Celkový tuk: 13 g
• Nasycený tuk: 5 g
• Nenasycený tuk: 8 g
• Trans mastné kyseliny: 0 g
• Sodík: 332 mg
• Celkový obsah sacharidů: 26 g
• Vláknina: 1 g
• Celkové cukry: 5 g
• Bílkoviny: 11 g