Cheese and Olive Bread
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 15 gram dried yeast
- 450 milliliter water
- 675 gram flour
- 25 gram butter
- 14 black olives, stoned and halved
- 100 gram farmhouse cheddar, grated
Instructions
Yield: 8-10 servings. Whisk sugar and yeast into 150 ml of the warm water and leave until frothy. Sift the flour into a large bowl, rub in the butter, then make a well and pour the frothed yeast into it adding the remaining water. Mix slowly (using your hands) into a dough. Knead for 10 minutes. Place in a bowl, cover and leave in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours until it has doubled in size. Remove and add the olives and cheese. Knead for 5 minutes. Cover and leave to rise for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 200 C / 400 F / Gas 6. Remove and shape into a round and brush with water. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.