Italian bread flavoured with herbs and olives

Ingredients

To Make The Yeast Mixture

• 100 gms water, warm
• 10 gms sugar
• 2 tsp yeast

To Make The Dough

• 180 gms all purpose flour
• 40 ml olive oil (to be used in batches)
• 5 gms salt

To Make The Bread

• a handful of olives, chopped in circles
• ¼ cup mixed dried herbs

Method

Step1: To Make The Yeast Mixture

(1) To a bowl with water, add the sugar and yeast. Give it a good mix, and let it rest for at least half an hour.

Step2: To Make The Dough

(2) To another bowl, add the flour, yeast mixture, 10ml of the olive oil and salt.

(3) Knead it into a dough. This should take about 15-20 minutes. 

Step3: To Make The Bread

(4) Add 10ml oil to a glass bowl, put the dough in and let it rest in a warm place for at least an hour. Once its risen, poke holes into the dough with your fingertips.

(5) Add the olives and herbs on top. Then, add the remaining olive oil.

(6) Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for 12 – 15 minutes or till done. Serve fresh.

Method (Step-by-Step) 

To a bowl with water, add the sugar.

Then, add the yeast.

And give it a good mix. Let it rest for at least half an hour.

To another bowl, add the flour.

Add the yeast mixture to the flour.

Then, add 10ml of the olive oil.

Finally, add the salt.

And knead it into a dough.

Add 10ml oil to a cake tin, put the dough in and let it rest in a warm place for at least an hour. Once its risen, poke holes into the dough with your fingertips.

Add the olives and herbs on top.

Then, add the remaining olive oil.

Bake in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees for 12 – 15 minutes or till done.

Serve fresh.

This bread stays in an air tight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, and for up to a week when refrigerated.