Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt (for a decadent treat, use truffle salt)
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup whole milk, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 generous cup grated Gruyere cheese (can substitute any cheese of your choice)
- 1/2 cup Gruyere cheese, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- Preheat oven to 350° and generously butter a loaf pan. Do not use Pam or margarine. The butter is going to give this loaf a beautiful crust.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl.
- Put the eggs in another bowl and whisk for about 1 minute, until foamy; whisk in the milk and olive oil.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and , using a rubber spatula, gently mix until the dough comes together - just until the dough comes together.
- Stir in the cheese, grated and cubed, and the onions and spoon into the buttered pan, smoothing out the top with your spatula.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the bread is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and wait for about 3 minutes, then run a knife around the sides of the pan and turn the loaf over the rack; invert and cool right side up.
