Recipes

Pesto Bread
  • Ingredients
  • 1 package dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup creamed cottage cheese, warmed
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 5 tablespoons Three Herb Pesto (page 31)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, chopped
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoon butter, melted
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water with 1 teaspoon sugar
  2. Let stand 10 minutes
  3. Combine cottage cheese with egg, sugar, pesto, salt, mustard, baking soda, 3 tablespoons chopped pine nuts, parsley and yeast mixture, stirring until well blended
  4. Stir in flour, working dough until all flour is moistened
  5. Beat well
  6. If dough is too moist add a little more flour
  7. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch down and turn dough into a well-greased 2-quart casserole dish
  8. Let rise until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes
  9. Bake at 375F
  10. for 15 min- utes; lower temperature to 300F
  11. and bake for another 25 minutes or until golden
  12. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with salt and remain- ing 1 tablespoon of pine nuts when hot from the oven.


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