The theme is OLIVES and we’d love for you to join along to bake with us. Use olives of any type or even make olive oil the star ingredient in your bread and share your creation with us.
I baked a sun dried tomato and olive bread to share today. I found this recipe in a bread book that caught my eye recently: Bread published by Igloo Books. The book is actually printed in the shape of a loaf of bread!
The gimmick drew me in and I wasn’t sure what to expect of the recipes inside but I have been pleasantly surprised– the recipes are no laughing matter and the pages are filled with creative flavor combinations as well as standard bread recipes.
Most of the recipes suggest using a bread machine whereas I did not so I’ll include my steps below in the recipe. This particular recipe uses equal amounts (in weight) of sun dried tomatoes and olives and the flavor is boosted by adding in a small bit of olive oil in which the sun dried tomatoes were jarred.
I love when jarred ingredients like these add so much interest to a freshly made bread. Your pantry is hiding a lot more flavor than you might give it credit for as this recipe proves.
Yield: 1 loaf
Sun Dried Tomato and Olive Bread
What a beautiful color is created by the sun dried tomatoes in this bread!
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Additional Time
2 hours
Total Time
3 hours 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 400 grams (2 2/3 cups) white bread flour
- 1 package of Active Dry Yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 100 grams (2/3 cup) black olives, pitted and chopped
- 100 grams (1/2 cup) sun dried tomatoes, drained and chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil from the sun dried tomato jar
Instructions
- In a stand mixer place the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Add the warm water then use the paddle mixer attachment to mix until well combined and a dough forms. Switch to the dough paddle attachment. Add the olives and sun dried tomatoes as well as the oil. Let the machine knead the dough for 3-5 minutes. If the dough is exceptionally wet, add about 1/4 - 1/2 cup additional flour.
- Spray a glass bowl as well as a sheet of plastic wrap with baking spray. Form the dough into a ball and rotate it s a times in the greased bowl to cover its surface with oil. Cover the bowl with the greased plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until dough doubles, approximately 60-90 minutes.
- Punch down the dough and form into a ball again. Place the dough on a parchment lined baking pan or bread baking stone. Cover with greased plastic wrap again and let rise for an additional hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cut a few slashes in the top of the dough with a sharp knife. Place into the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Recipe from page 63 in the book: Breads published by Igloo Books
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 sliceAmount Per Serving: Calories: 37Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 124mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g
This data is provided by Nutritionix and is an estimate only.
Holly Baker started the food blog, A Baker’s House, in 2011. She is the writer, recipe creator, and photographer for the site. Holly loves to bake and shares recipes for gluten free food, canning recipes, as well as traditional desserts too. Her recipes and food photography have been highlighted by BuzzFeed, Reader’s Digest, and She Knows.
Ju
Sunday 27th of June 2021
Can please share the original recipe & baking method that all is done in the bread machine? Thanks.
Lynn
Thursday 25th of February 2021
Perfect recipe. I don't have a stand mixer so made it by hand. Very easy to make & tastes divine. Will be one of my go to recipes.
Georg
Thursday 6th of August 2020
Generally, there are many this kind of misleading information across all receipts, like "half a stick of butter" - how big is a stick? "package of yeast" and much more . . .
Holly Baker
Thursday 13th of August 2020
Yes, I agree with you. This recipe was posted early in my blogging years and I did not add all the helpful information. I am working my way through my older posts in hopes to improve the quality. Thanks for your comment and I'll continue to work to improve my content. All the best! -Holly
Paul Tickner
Thursday 7th of March 2019
couple of questions. I'm in the UK.
What is one package of yeast in grams?
What is superfine sugar? Thanks
David Glassman
Tuesday 22nd of September 2020
@Holly Baker, The OP requested the weight of a packet of yeast in grams. It is 7 grams.
Holly Baker
Thursday 7th of March 2019
Thanks for your comment, you bring up good points that I'll need to add to the post. A packet of yeast in the US is 1/4 ounce which is approximately 2 1/4 teaspoons. Superfine sugar is finely ground sugar. I think in the UK it is called castor or caster sugar. If you only have granulated sugar just whiz it in the food processor or a coffee grinder to transform it into superfine sugar.
Kimberly
Wednesday 11th of February 2015
What a beautiful bread ... and it sounds pretty simple to make! Love!