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Pesto Bread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this tasty #HomemadeBread is heavenly. It has the flavors of #Pesto with #basil, #OliveOil, #ParmesanCheese & parsley. Plus, it's so easy to make since it's made in the #breadmaker. Terrific for #holiday or company menus. But it's a great dinner #bread to serve any time. #Thanksgiving #Christmas #Easter #Italian #ItalianDinnerBread

Pesto Bread

Teresa Ambra
Pesto Bread is a wonderful homemade bread for the breadmaker. This one has pesto flavors with parmesan cheese, basil, garlic and parsley. It's a terrific side dish for Italian main dishes, soups, chili or for company and holiday dinners.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins
Cuisine Italian
Servings 15
Calories 167 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 breadmaker that makes a 2-pound loaf
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 pastry brush to brush bread with melted butter after baking
  • 1 electric knife preferred, or sharp bread knife to slice bread after baking

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cups hot water
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley or 1/3-1/2 cup dried parsley
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
  • 1 tbsp. dried basil
  • 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp. minced garlic from a jar (or about 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced)
  • 1 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 4 cups bread flour NOT all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp. Fleishmann's bread flour yeast preferred over Red-Star

Instructions
 

  • Layer in above order and put on normal bread setting - about 3 1/2 hours.
  • Allow bread to rest about 15 minutes before removing from bread canister.
  • Brush top and sides of bread with butter to prevent the crust from hardening.
  • Allow bread to rest an additional 15 minutes before slicing down into slices.
  • Makes about 15 half slices.

Notes

NOTE: Homemade bread has no preservatives. So after two days, store homemade bread in refrigerator to prevent mold.
 
NOTE: all-purpose flour does not contain the necessary gluten to bond the ingredients together as well as bread flour. The bread may turn out crumbly. For best results use bread flour.
 
NOTE: I recommend using Fleischmann's yeast or bread machine yeast in any yeast bread recipe. Red Star yeast just doesn't work as well.
 
Recipe adapted from Black and Decker.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 5gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 223mgPotassium: 83mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 205IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bread, breadmaker, pesto
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