A freshly baked olive and sun-dried tomato bread on a rustic wooden table, featuring a golden, crusty exterior with dark olives and sun-dried tomatoes visible on the surface. A few slices are cut to reveal the soft, airy interior, generously studded with olives and tomato pieces. The loaf rests on a wooden cutting board, with scattered olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and a small dish of olive oil nearby. Soft natural lighting enhances the warm, Mediterranean tones.

Olive and Sun-dried Tomato Bread

You can try sunblushed tomatoes in this recipe – they work just as well. The aromas in your kitchen while you are making this bread will tempt not just you, but your neighbours, too.
Portions:2 loaves
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Equipment

  • You can try sunblushed tomatoes in this recipe – they work just as well. The aromas in your kitchen while you are making this bread will tempt not just you, but your neighbours, too.

Ingrediënten

  • 500 g strong white flour plus extra for dusting
  • teaspoons salt
  • 40 ml olive oil
  • 20 g yeast
  • 300 ml warm water
  • 150 g black Greek olives pitted
  • 100 g sun-dried tomatoes chopped

Instructies

  • Put the flour in a large bowl and add the salt, olive oil and yeast.
  • Slowly add the warm water, folding it in with your hand until the dough becomes pliable.
  • Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, then return the dough to the bowl, cover and leave for 1 hour in a warm place.
  • Line a baking tray.
  • Divide the dough into two and add half the olives and tomatoes to each piece and work in well.
  • Mould into a round shape and press firmly down to flatten.
  • Sprinkle flour over each dough and mark a cross in each.
  • Put on the baking tray and leave to prove for 1 hour in a warm place.
  • Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7.
  • Bake the breads for about 30 minutes until golden brown, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
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Recipe Category Bread
Country European / Italian
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