Olive bread

Total: 25 hr 35 min. | Active: 30 min.
vegetarian, lactose-free

Ingredients

for 1 piece

To toast the flour
50 g white flour
Yeast dough
250 g white flour
50 g wholemeal flour
1 tsp salt
¼ cube yeast (approx. 10 g, crumbled
3 dl water
2 tsp apple vinegar
40 g green olives, quartered
To shape
½ tbsp wholemeal flour

How it's done

To toast the flour

Toast the flour in a non-stick frying pan without oil, swirling the pan until the flour turns light brown. Transfer the flour to a bowl, leave to cool.

Yeast dough

Add the white flour, wholemeal flour, salt and yeast, mix. Pour in the water and cider vinegar, knead to form a soft dough. Knead in the olives, cover and leave to rise in the fridge for approx. 24 hrs.

To shape

Divide the dough in half, shape each half into a 50 cm long roll. Place the two rolls next to each other on a baking tray lined with baking paper, press the ends together, twist inwards in a spiral fashion. Dust with flour, cover and leave to rise at room temperature for approx. 30 mins.

To bake

Approx. 10 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 220°C. Reduce the heat to 180 °C and bake for a further 25 mins.

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