stair (iou) and Black Olive and Blue Cheese Bread Spirals (recipes)

stair (iou)

stair noun.

In pl. (formerly also treated as sing.) & (earlier, now esp. Scot.) sing. A series of fixed steps leading from one level to another; esp. such a series leading from one floor to another inside a building. OE.
below stairs the basement of a house, formerly esp. as the part occupied by servants. moving stair: see MOVING adjective. pair of stairs, two pair of stairs, three pair of stairs: see PAIR noun1.
Dickens She..climbed the winding stair. P. Turnbull 27 Duntarvie Quad was a solid sandstone tenement...The stair was clean and smelled of disinfectant. Which? Risks..caused by..objects left on the stairs.
b. Orig., a ladder. Later, anything resembling a stair in appearance or function. LME.
salmon stair.
c. fig. sing. & (now rare or obsolete) in pl. A means of ascending in rank, power, virtue, etc. L16.
a. A step in a scale of rank or dignity, a level, a degree. Also, a high rank or level. ME-M17.
b. Each of a series of fixed steps leading from one level to another, esp. from one floor to another in a building. (In pl. not always distinguishable from sense 1 above.) LME.
New Yorker Climbing down and up a hundred stairs to go buy something. M. Dibdin The stairs creaked..as she started to climb them. M. Hocking A flight of stairs receded into..the private part of the house.
In pl. & sing. A landing-stage. E16.
Comb.: stairclimber an Exercise machine on which the user simulates the action of climbing a staircase; stair-foot the level space in front of the lowest step of a staircase; stairhead the level space at the top of a staircase; stairlift a lift in the form of a chair built into a domestic staircase for conveying disabled people up and down stairs; stair-rod: for securing a carpet in the angle between two steps; stair-step noun, adjective, & verb (a) noun each of the steps in a flight of stairs; (b) adjective resembling a stair-step; (c) verb intrans. resemble stair-steps; stair-tower: with a flight of stairs in it; stairway (a) a staircase; (b) Physical Geography a series of abrupt changes of level in the floor of a glaciated valley; stairwell the shaft containing a flight of stairs.
staired adjective (rare) (a) arranged like stairs; (b) supplied with stairs: M17.
stairless adjective (rare) having no stairs M19.
stairy adjective (long obsolete exc. dial.) ascending like a flight of stairs, steep L16.

Black Olive and Blue Cheese Bread Spirals (recipes)

Black Olive and Blue Cheese Bread Spirals

Prep Time: 9 minutes

Yield: Makes 11 slices (1 loaf)

Ingredients:

Nonstick Cooking spray

1package (11 ounces) refrigerated French bread dough

1/2teaspoon dried oregano

1/8teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (optional)

1/3cup finely chopped green onions

1/3cup chopped pitted black olives (about 12 large)

1/4cup finely chopped green bell pepper

1/4cup crumbled blue cheese

Preparation:

1.Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray nonstick Baking sheet with Cooking spray; set aside.2.Unroll bread dough on clean work surface. Sprinkle evenly with oregano and red pepper flakes, if desired. Top with olives, onions and bell pepper. Sprinkle cheese over top. Roll up dough; gently transfer to prepared Baking sheet.3.Using serrated knife, cut 4 to 5 slits in loaf top. Bake 25 minutes or until deep golden in color. Remove bread to wire rack; cool completely. Lightly spray top of loaf with Cooking spray.

Note:

These spirals may be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Nutritional Information:

Serving Size: 1 slice

Protein

3 g

Fiber

1 g

Carbohydrate

13 g

Cholesterol

2 mg

Saturated Fat

1 g

Total Fat

2 g

Calories

89

Sodium

263 mg

Dietary Exchange:

Starch

1

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