Quick Bread with Thai Basil Pesto | PBS Food

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups Thai basil (plus 1 cup with stems intact for garnish)
• 12 oz roasted pine nuts
• 10 cloves garlic (2 heads of garlic)
• 5 cups baby spinach
• 10 oz parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tsp ground white pepper
• 1 ½ tbsp fresh lime juice
• ½ cup olive oil
• 4 cups flour (plus 1 cup for rolling dough on the counter surface)
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ½ tbsp salt
• ½ tsp ground white pepper
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp baking soda
• 1 ½ cup full-fat buttermilk
• ¼ cup whole milk
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ cup Thai basil pesto (premade from recipe above)
• 2 cup Thai basil pesto (pre-made from recipe above)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• Oil for brushing the rolls before baking