Italian Cucumber Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray 2 5x9-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Place shredded cucumbers into a colander and let drain for about 30 minutes.
• Stir eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, vanilla extract, drained cucumber, and pecans together in a large bowl. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves in a separate bowl. Stir dry ingredients into the cucumber mixture until batter is thoroughly combined. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake loaves in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let loaves cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing from pans to finish cooling on wire racks.

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, mayo, and dressing mix in mixing bowl until well blended.
• Spread mixture onto sliced bread.
• Top with sliced or shaved cucumber, serve.

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• Mix mayonnaise and dressing powder together well and refrigerate overnight.
• Place mixture in a zipper bag and cut a corner off.
• Squeeze a dollop on each slice of bread.
• Use the cucumber slice to smoosh the mayo mixture on each slice of bread.

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• In a bowl, thoroughly mix cream cheese, mayonnaise and salad dressing mix.
• Spread cheese mixture on bread slices and top with one slice of cucumber.
• Arrange on serving platter.

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• Cut the cucumbers in half and then slice into bite size pieces.
• Cut up the onion and tomatos.
• Combine all in bowl and refrigerate for 2 plus hours.

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• Mix cream cheese, sour cream, and Italian salad dressing mix in a bowl until well blended.
• Spread cream cheese mixture atop pumpernickel party bread and top each slice with 1 to 2 cucumber slices.

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• Slice the cucmber into thin slices and set aside.
• Allow cream cheese to come to soften and then mix the dry italian dressing mix into the softened cream cheese.
• Refreigerate for 1 hour to allow the flavors to blend.
• Spread 1 tsp of cream cheese mix onto a slice of party rye and top with a cucumber.
• Bet you can't eat just one!

Steps:

• Rub a peeled clove of garlic around a wooden salad bowl.
• Pull apart or chop the bread into bite-size pieces.
• In the prepared salad bowl, combine the bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, garlic, basil and thyme. Add enough olive oil and vinegar to lightly coat, toss and serve.

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• Mix tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, olive oil, oregano, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl; stir to coat. Let sit for 30 minutes to blend flavors.

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• In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise and salad dressing mix. Refrigerate for 1 hour. , Just before serving, spread over each slice of rye bread; top each with a cucumber slice. If desired, sprinkle with dill.