Recipe: Whole Wheat-Olive Oil Pumpkin Bread

Yield: One loaf

Prep Time: 15 min

Cook Time: 50 min

Ingredients:

3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 cup pure (unsweetened) pumpkin puree
1/2 cup The Olive Oil Experience 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9x5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray.
2. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda and spices into a medium bowl; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, pumpkin, oil, eggs and water. Stir in dry ingredients and mix just until combined (don't over mix).
4. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes, then remove loaf to a rack to cool completely.

Source: RecipeGirl.com

Recipe : Lemony Roast Chicken

1- 3 1/2-lb. chicken, cut into 8 pieces
1/2 cup The Olive Oil Experience Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 cup fresh rosemary leaves
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 lemon, peel removed, pith and pulp chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Toss the chicken pieces with the extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, lemon juice, garlic, lemon, and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl.  Marinate for about 1 hour.

Heat the oven to 475 degrees F.  Arrange the chicken in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish and add the remaining marinade.  Roast, turning once, until cooked through, 30-40 minutes.

Divide chicken between 4 plates and serve with rice or buttered noodles.

Recipe: Olive Oil Pie Crust

Ingredients:

1/3 cup The Olive Oil Experience 100% extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup water
1 cup unbleached flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

Put olive oil and water in a medium saucepan and bring to boil. Add your combined dry ingredients
and stir quickly until a ball of dough is made. Place in a pie pan and press.

Recipe : Olive Oil Brownie with Dark Chocolate Tangerine Balsamic Ganche

Brownie Ingredients

1/2 cup Mild Intensity The Olive Oil Experience Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened high quality cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
In a medium bowl, mix together the olive oil, sugar, and vanilla. Beat in eggs. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; gradually stir into the egg mixture until well blended. Stir in walnuts, if desired. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the brownie begins to pull away from edges of pan. Let cool on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

Ganache Ingredients

 9 ounces best quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons The Olive Oil Experience Tangerine Balsamic
2" long strip of tangerine zest
a pinch of kosher salt - optional

Directions

 Place the chocolate into a medium bowl. Heat the cream, salt, and tangerine zest in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring just to a bare simmer, watching very carefully because if it boils for a few seconds, it will boil out of the pot and scorch. When the cream has come to a simmer, remove the zest, pour over the chopped chocolate, and whisk until smooth. Stir in the Tangerine balsamic. Allow the ganache to cool, looking for a spreadable consistency before frosting the brownies. Start at the center of the brownies and work outward.