Greekoliveoilbreadwitholivesandrosemary Recipes

GREEK OLIVE OIL BREAD WITH OLIVES AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, whole wheat flour, yeast and salt. Add the warm water and the olive oil. Process until it forms somewhat of a dough ball. (If too dry, add some more water and if too wet, add more flour but it should be okay without adding more flour or water).
• Transfer the dough into a large bowl. With floured hands, knead the dough by hand several times. Then incorporate the olives and the rosemary(and the lemon zest if using). This part is a bit messy but keep kneading. The olives and the rosemary will be eventually incorporated.
• Form the dough into a ball. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for up to 2 hours until it doubled in size.
• Punch the risen dough down and knead a few times. Form into a ball with the seam on the bottom. Place on a well-floured baking sheet. Sprinkle flour all over the bread loaf. Slash the top of the bread with a sharp knife or razor blade in whatever pattern you like. Cover with a towel, and let it rise again until it doubled in size.
• In the meantime preheat the oven to 425°F / 220°C When the bread has doubled in size, transfer the baking sheet into the preheated oven. Bake the bread for about 15 minutes at 425°F / 220°C Then turn down the heat to 375°F / 175°C and bake for 40 to 60 minutes until golden brown. Let it cool.

GREEK OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast over water in a large bowl.
• Let stand until soft, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in milk, sugar, salt and 4 t. of the oil.
• Add 1C flour; mix to blend.
• Stir in 1 1/2C more flour and beat until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in 1/2C more flour to make a stiff dough.
• Turn onto floured surface.
• Knead until dough is smooth and develops small bubbles just under the surface, about 15 minutes.
• Place in greased bowl, turning to grease all over.
• Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down and pat into a 1/2-inch circle.
• Sprinkle with olives and cheese.
• Knead and fold lightly into dough, then shape into a ball.
• Pat out to an 8-inch circle.
• Place on greased baking sheet.
• With a 3 to 4 - inch cutter or empty tuna can, cut a circle in center, leaving round of dough in place.
• Brush dough with remaining 2 t. oil.
• Let rise until puffy, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Brush with egg yolk mixture.
• Bake at 375 degrees about 30 minutes until crust is a rich golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
• Cool on a rack before slicing.
• Enjoy!

GREEK OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl stir 3 cups of the flour, the yeast, sugar, and salt together.
• Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the 2 tablespoons olive oil and the water.
• Stir until all the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Cover and let stand for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle a work surface with flour.
• Scrape dough out onto the floured surface.
• Dust the top of the dough with flour.
• Knead until the dough is smooth and develops small bubbles just under the surface, about 5 minutes, adding more flour if the dough gets sticky.
• Place in a clean, greased bowl, turning to grease all over.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch down the dough and pat it into a ½ inch thick circle.
• Sprinkle with the olives and cheese.
• Knead the dough lightly to incorporate the ingredients, then shape into a ball.
• Pat out to make a circle 8 inches in diameter.
• Place on a greased baking sheet.
• With a 3-inch round cutter, cut a circle in the center but leave the round of dough in place.
• (You can bake the removed center alongside the bread; it will probably cook faster than the circular loaf.) Brush the dough with the 2 teaspoons of oil.
• Cover and let rise until puffy, 30 to 45 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 F.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until the crust is a rich golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
• Cool the bread on a wire rack before slicing.
• Makes 1 round loaf.
• Beatrice Ojakangas Baking Book.

GREEK OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• add all ingredients, except olives to machine in this order.
• cook on the basic cycle.
• add olives before the end of the first kneading cycle, or at the beep.