Kalamata Olive Bread With Oregano

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 48 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 large egg whites
• 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olive, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. add onion to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until onion is tender. set aside.
• 3 combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
• 4 combine buttermilk, butter, and egg whites, stirring with a whisk.
• 5 add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• 6 fold in onion, olives, and oregano.
• 7 spread batter into an 8 x 4–inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. bake for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan.
• 9 cool completely on wire rack.