Cooking with STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil: Cranberry Pecan Quick Bread #STAROliveOil

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      How many of you use olive oil on a daily basis?  I do!  When I was younger I used a lot of butter in my daily cooking but the older I've gotten, then more I use olive oil in both my cooking and baking.  I was recently at my local Wal-Mart store and saw STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil.  Olive oil that has the flavor of butter?  I couldn't wait to get home and try it.

      If you know me, you know that I like to try my ingredients in both sweet and savory dishes to make sure it's something I can use on a daily basis.  I first tried the olive oil  in my Ravioli Florentine recipe.  After cooking the bacon, spinach, and garlic, I added in STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil in place of butter and then poured it over top of the ravioli.  It was delicious!  I didn't miss the butter at all because the olive oil not only tastes like butter it smells like butter too!

      Then I had to try the olive oil  in one of my baked goods.  I chose to make a quick bread with cranberries and pecans because I thought the butter would work well with the sour cranberries and the crunch of the pecans.  As the loaves were baking my mouth was watering with the buttery scent in the air. 

     
     The Cranberry Pecan bread came out perfectly.  It was rich, buttery, and delicious.  The bread was moist full of flavors from the olive oil, cranberries, and pecans.  It made three mini loaves which is perfect for gift giving at this time of year.

      I really liked that I could use the STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil in both my everyday dinners as well as in my holiday baking.  It's a versatile olive oil that doesn't make me miss the butter in classic dishes.  My husband is excited to try popping popcorn in the oil and then drizzling it on top as well.  We're hoping to try that out tomorrow!

Cranberry Pecan Quick Bread (a Hezzi-D original)

1 1/3 c. flour
1 1/2 t. baking powder
3/4 t. salt
1 c. STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
3/4 c. fresh cranberries
1/2 c. pecans, chopped

1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 3 or 4 mini loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside.

2.  In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.  Mix and set aside.

3.  In a large bowl combine the olive oil, sugar, and brown sugar.  Mix well.  Add in the eggs and stir until combined.  Stir in the vanilla.

4.  Add the flour mixture to the olive oil mixture and stir until just blended.  Gently fold in the cranberries and pecans.

5.  Divide the batter evenly between 3 or 4 mini loaf pans.  (I used 3 but my paper loaf pans were slightly larger then traditional loaf pans).  Place several fresh cranberries on top of each loaf before placing in the oven.

6.  Bake for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

7.  Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.  Slice and enjoy. 

     Want to try STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil for yourself?  Head on over to the STAR Facebook Page and enter for your chance to win a bottle!  

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and its client.

      How many of you use olive oil on a daily basis?  I do!  When I was younger I used a lot of butter in my daily cooking but the older I've gotten, then more I use olive oil in both my cooking and baking.  I was recently at my local Wal-Mart store and saw STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil.  Olive oil that has the flavor of butter?  I couldn't wait to get home and try it.

      If you know me, you know that I like to try my ingredients in both sweet and savory dishes to make sure it's something I can use on a daily basis.  I first tried the olive oil  in my Ravioli Florentine recipe.  After cooking the bacon, spinach, and garlic, I added in STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil in place of butter and then poured it over top of the ravioli.  It was delicious!  I didn't miss the butter at all because the olive oil not only tastes like butter it smells like butter too!

      Then I had to try the olive oil  in one of my baked goods.  I chose to make a quick bread with cranberries and pecans because I thought the butter would work well with the sour cranberries and the crunch of the pecans.  As the loaves were baking my mouth was watering with the buttery scent in the air. 

     
     The Cranberry Pecan bread came out perfectly.  It was rich, buttery, and delicious.  The bread was moist full of flavors from the olive oil, cranberries, and pecans.  It made three mini loaves which is perfect for gift giving at this time of year.

      I really liked that I could use the STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil in both my everyday dinners as well as in my holiday baking.  It's a versatile olive oil that doesn't make me miss the butter in classic dishes.  My husband is excited to try popping popcorn in the oil and then drizzling it on top as well.  We're hoping to try that out tomorrow!

Cranberry Pecan Quick Bread (a Hezzi-D original)

1 1/3 c. flour
1 1/2 t. baking powder
3/4 t. salt
1 c. STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
3/4 c. fresh cranberries
1/2 c. pecans, chopped

1.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 3 or 4 mini loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside.

2.  In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.  Mix and set aside.

3.  In a large bowl combine the olive oil, sugar, and brown sugar.  Mix well.  Add in the eggs and stir until combined.  Stir in the vanilla.

4.  Add the flour mixture to the olive oil mixture and stir until just blended.  Gently fold in the cranberries and pecans.

5.  Divide the batter evenly between 3 or 4 mini loaf pans.  (I used 3 but my paper loaf pans were slightly larger then traditional loaf pans).  Place several fresh cranberries on top of each loaf before placing in the oven.

6.  Bake for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.

7.  Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.  Slice and enjoy. 

     Want to try STAR Butter Flavored Olive Oil for yourself?  Head on over to the STAR Facebook Page and enter for your chance to win a bottle!