Olive Bread

AUTHOR
Xavier Baldwin
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1
  • 125 ml Milk
  • 250 g Flour (Type 405)
  • 250 g Wheat flour (Type 1050)
  • 1 TEASPOON Salt
  • 1 1/2 TABLESPOONS dried thyme
  • 1 package (7 g) Dry yeast
  • 75 ml Olive oil
  • 200 g paprika-filled olives
  • 50 g black olives
  • 100 g Butter
  • 7-10 Tbsp Flour
  • baking paper

Directions

  1. 1

    Warm the milk and 125 ml water lukewarm. Mix flour, salt, 1 tablespoon thyme and yeast in a mixing bowl. Add oil and lukewarm milk. Knead with the dough hooks of the hand mixer to a smooth dough and let it rise covered in a warm place for about 30 minutes. Drain the olives.

  2. 2

    Add olives to the dough and knead with well floured hands. Form into a loaf, place on a baking tray lined with baking paper, cover and leave to rise in a warm place for a further 20 minutes. Bake bread in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for about 40 minutes. Mix the fat, pinch of salt and remaining thyme, fill into a small bowl and serve with the bread. Results in approx. 18 slices