for 4 pieces

Dough

550 g	pizza flour
2 tsp	salt
1 parcel	dry yeast (approx. 7 g)
3 dl	water
2 tbsp	olive oil

Filling

150 g	mozzarella
1	onion
100 g	dried tomatoes in oil
80 g	Mortadella sausages
1 tin	anchovy fillet
50 g	pitted green olives

1 tsp

dried oregano

To shape

some	pitted green olives
a little	sea salt

How it's done

Dough

Mix the flour, salt and yeast in a bowl. Pour in the water and oil, knead for approx. 5 mins. to form a soft, smooth dough. Cover and leave to rise at room temperature for approx. 1½ hrs. until doubled in size.

Filling

Cut the mozzarella into cubes. Peel the onion, drain the tomatoes, thinly slice the onion, tomatoes and Mortadella. Drain the sardines, roughly chop the sardines and olives, mix everything together in a bowl.

Add the oregano, mix, knead into the dough.

To shape

Cut the dough into 4 pieces, shape each piece into a roll, cut off approx. ¼ for the head. Cut into the lower ⅓ of the roll to make the legs. Cut into the upper ⅓ at the sides to make the arms.

Shape the head into an oval ball and place on top of the body. Score the mouth, cut the olives into rings and use for the eyes and buttons. Place the bread men on a baking tray lined with baking paper, sprinkle with fleur de sel, leave the bread men to rise for a further 30 mins.

To bake

Approx. 35 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 200°C. Remove, allow to cool slightly, enjoy the bread men lukewarm or cooled.

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