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Olive-Rosemary Bread

Whether you mix the bread in a bread machine or by hand, this is fabulous bread for any olive-lover.

Recipe by Family Spice

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3/4 cup plus 1 TBS water
  • 1 TBS extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped
  • 1 TBS sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp quick active dry yeast
  • 3/4 cup Kalamata or Greek olives, pitted & coarsely chopped

 

  1. In the pan of bread machine that uses 2 cups of flour, place ingredients in the following order:
    • 3/4 cup plus 1 TBS water
    • 1 TBS extra-virgin olive oil
    • 3 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped
    • 1 TBS sugar
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1 cup bread flour
    • 1 cup whole wheat flour
    • 1/2 tsp quick active dry yeast
  2. Select the dough cycle on your bread machine.
  3. After the dough cycle is over, let bread rest in the machine for 5 minutes.
  4. Remove dough and place on a lightly floured work surface.
  5. Knead into dough, adding flour as needed*:
    • 3/4 cup Kalamata or Greek olives, pitted & coarsely chopped
  6. Knead dough for 10 minutes. Dough should be soft and not sticky.
  7. Place dough on a lightly floured baking sheet.
  8. Cover with a warm, damp cloth and let dough rest for 1 hour. Dough should double in size.
  9. Preheat oven to 400ºF.
  10. Remove towel and cut an 'X' onto the top of the dough.
  11. Place baking sheet with bread into the oven for 20 mins.
  12. Let the bread rest on the sheet for 5 mins., then place onto a cooling rack to cool or until ready to serve.

 

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Prep Time: 15 min, 2 hours rising time

Cook Time: 20 min, plus 15 min cooling time

Difficulty: Intermediate

Servings: 8

Serving Size: 1 slice from 1-pound loaf of olive bread

Serving Suggestions: Also try a variety of Greek olives with other herbs such as basil or thyme.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Spice Recipe for Basmati Rice with Potato CrustFamily Spice Recipe for Olive-Rosemary Bread

 

 

* Depending on when you add your olives and how small you chop them, your olive bread can have a purplish-hue (picture on the right), with the olives well-blended in the bread, yielding a more intense olive flavor. If you prefer more of a white bread with chunks of olive, add the coarsely chopped olives in the last 5-10 minutes of your bread machine's kneading cycle, or knead by hand when you remove from the bread machine, as recipe states.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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