Oooh La La French Savoury Ham Cheese And Olive Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C or 400°F.
• In a bowl beat the eggs until pale yellow and frothy.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, olive oil, melted butter, wine and port.
• Chop the ham, cube the cheese and slice the olives.
• Stir in ham, cheese, olives, salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour into greased bread tin, loaf tin or cake pan (11 X 4 inches would be a good size).
• Bake for about 50 minutes, or until well risen and golden brown.
• Serve cold in slices or as sandwich bread.
• This can be frozen in slices or as one whole loaf.

Steps:

• Over a medium-high flame, heat the oil and add the onions. Cook them slowly (make sure the heat is high enough that they don't steam) and allow them to gently caramelize, about 30 minutes. Add salt, pepper, and the butter at the end to season.
• Assemble the sandwich. On a slice of rye, layer cheese, onions, and a second layer of cheese. Cover with the second slice of rye. Place on a panini grill and press. Sandwich is ready when the cheese has melted.

Steps:

• Melt 1 T butter with 1 T olive oil in a heavy bottomed pot over medium high heat.
• Slice yellow onions 1/4" thick from root to tip and add to pot.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Spread onions in an even layer.
• Cover and turn heat to medium low.
• Sweat onions for 10 or 15 minutes.
• Uncover onions and cook until carmalized, 25 or 30 minutes while stirring frequently.
• Add sherry and scrape up bits on bottom of the pan.
• Stir in fresh thyme and salt and pepper.
• Preheat a griddle on medium heat.
• Butter both sides of bread.
• Put 1 slice of cheese on 4 pieces of bread.
• Add some carmalized onions to the sandwich.
• Close with other slice of bread.
• Place sandwich on griddle and cover with a metal bowl (or tent with tin foil). Get sandwiches cooking a nice golden brown (2 or 3 minutes).
• Flip, cover again and cook until the cheese is melted and sandwich is golden brown (2-3 minutes).
• Cut on a diagonal.
• Serve with Roasted Tomato Bisque!