Olive & herb bread
Preparation Time: 65 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serves: Makes 1 loaf
A tantalizing meal for the family to enjoy.
Ingredients
750ml (420 g) Snowflake white bread or cake flour
5ml salt
5ml sugar
10g (1 sachet) instant dry yeast
125ml lukewarm milk
60ml olive oil
60ml water
50g pitted black or green olives, coarsely chopped
45ml chopped fresh mixed herbs or 15 ml dried
Extra flour for dusting
Method
- Sift flour and salt together. Add sugar, mix and add yeast.
- Whisk lukewarm milk, oil and water together. Add to dry ingredients, cut in with a knife and knead lightly to a soft dough.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes, or until dough is smooth and elastic. Place dough in a large, lightly oiled bowl, cover and leave to rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Knock down dough on a lightly loured surface, add olives and herbs and knead lightly until smooth. Shape into an oval bread, cut a cross on top, cover and leave to rise for about 20 minutes or until doubled in size. Dust with extra flour.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C for about 20 minutes, or until light brown. Serve warm with butter.
