Onionolivebread Recipes

OLIVE AND ONION BREAD

Steps:

• Cut onion in half and slice thinly. Saute in olive oil over medium-low heat until just softened.
• Coursley chop olives and add to onion mixture. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Stir in fresh chopped herbs.
• In bowl of stand mixer with a dough hook, combine flour, salt and yeast. Add olive and onion mixture and combine. Add warm water all at once and start mixer at speed 2 and knead for about 3 minutes. If the dough continues to be sticky and is not coming away from the bowl clean, add more flour in small amounts until dough holds its shape and bowl edges are clean.
• Continue to knead for about 1-2 more minutes until dough looks smooth.
• Remove dough hook and drizzle olive oil over dough and roll around until dough is the shape of a ball and covered with oil. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel. Leave to rise in a warm place until dough has doubled in size.
• Remove plastic wrap. Reserve wrap to cover the shaped dough. Punch dough down to remove air bubbles and gently knead on a lightly floured surface to form a ball. Cover with the reserved plastic wrap that has been sprayed or wiped with oil.
• When dough is almost doubled in size again, place an oven safe pan of water in the bottom of the oven, below the bottom rack. Place a baking stone on the lowest rack of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees. When oven is ready, carefully remove the plastic wrap and slash the dough across the top in 2 or 3 lines with a very sharp knife.
• Very carefully lift the dough and place on the hot stone. If you aren't using a stone, bake on an oiled baking sheet that has NOT been preheated.
• Bake for approximately 35-40 minutes. Using a stone my reduce cooking time slightly. Bread is ready with well browned and makes a hollow sound when tapped.
• Remove bread from stone or baking sheet to cool on a rack.

OLIVE & ONION QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat., In a large bowl, whisk flour, rosemary, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk and melted butter until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in 1/4 cup cheese, olives and onion., Transfer to a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake 40 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 5-10 minutes longer. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

OLIVE BREAD (FOR THE BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• First prepare the onion. Sprinkle the slices with salt and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Then rinse and squeeze to drain. The onion will be softer and not as sharp tasting. Finely chop, you should have around 2 tablespoons.
• Pit the olives with a sharp knife and roughly chop.
• Add the olives, chopped onion, oregano, garlic and tomato paste together and grind in a little black pepper to taste.
• Set the bread machine on the basic cycle which is around 3 hours.
• Add the remaining ingredients into the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer, (mine is liquid first then solid) and then add the olive mixture at the beep for extras.
• Bake with a medium crust or dark if you like it that way.
• This bread is wonderful with a Greek salad or spread with tarama or eggplant dip.

GREEK OLIVE AND ONION BREAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle the yeast over 1/2 cup of warm water in a small bowl. The water should be no more than 100 degrees F (40 degrees C). Let stand for 5 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil and the onions. Cook and stir for 3 minutes, or until onions are soft. Remove the onions from heat and reserve.
• Combine the bread flour, salt, sugar, dill, garlic powder, olives, and cooked onions in a large bowl and mix well. Add the yeast mixture and the remaining 1 3/4 cup water. Mix well until the ingredients have pulled together and have formed a sticky dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
• Lightly oil a large bowl, then place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Lightly grease two baking sheets. Deflate the risen dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Use a knife to divide the dough into two equal pieces-don't tear it. Shape into dough into round loaves, and place the loaves into the prepared pans. Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes.
• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Bake loaves in the preheated oven until the tops are golden brown and the bottoms sound hollow when tapped, about 40 minutes. Cool slightly before slicing.

ONION & OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine the yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup warm water.
• Let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl combine the flour and salt.
• Give it a quick mix and add the oil, olives, onions along with the remaining 3/4 cup water.
• Mix until dough is evenly blended, around 3 minutes or so.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured board and kneed for 10 minutes.
• Place dough in a well oiled bowl, turn once and cover with plastic wrap or a clean towel and place in a warm spot until doubled, around 2 hours.
• Sprinkle a pizza pan with the corn meal.
• Punch down the bread dough, shape into a round shape, cover with a towel and let rise for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Bake bread for 15 minutes at 400 degrees then reduce heat to 375 degrees.
• Bake until bread sounds hollow when tapped on bottom and top is a golden brown color.
• Brush with melted butter, top with shredded cheddar and bake for 5-7 minutes more.
• Remove and let cool on a rack.

EASY RUSTIC OLIVE BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the first six ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. Use a spatula to roughly combine the ingredients. Let rest for 15 minutes to activate the yeast.
• Fold in the olives. Attach the dough hook and knead on medium for 5 minutes. Sprinkle in a bit more flour as needed if the dough won't release from the sides of the bowl.
• Transfer the kneaded dough to an oiled bowl, cover, and allow to rise for 60 minutes in a warm place.
• Punch the dough down, then transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Use your hands to shape it into a loaf. Allow to rise for another 60 minutes.
• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and place a second baking sheet on the bottom rack. Dust the loaf with flour and use a serrated knife to make three shallow cuts across the top.
• Place the baking sheet containing the dough on the middle rack of the preheated oven. Toss a half cup of water onto the hot baking sheet on the bottom rack and close the door. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.