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Eliopsomo - Greek olive bread

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4 fl oz (125ml) olive oil

8 fl oz (250ml) luke warm/tepid water

1-teaspoon honey

1 and half teaspoons of dry yeast

1 lb (450g) wholemeal flour

1 teaspoon of sea salt

2 onions finely chopped

10-pitted olives

1-tablespoon rosemary

 

 

 

Place water in a bowl and add honey, stir until dissolved

Add the yeast, set aside for 10/15 minutes until foamy

Add in 3 tablespoons of olive oil, mix and add salt

Sift half of the flour into a bowl

Make a well in the centre and add the yeast mixture, sift in

remaining flour or enough to make firm dough

Turn out onto lightly floured board, knead for 10 min.

Knead into firm dough

Set aside to rise for 2-3 hours, until double in size

Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to a pan, heat

Add the onions and fry over low heat until golden, set aside

Add the olives to boiling water and blanch for a few seconds

Drain olives and pat dry with paper towel, finely chop

Add olives and rosemary to onions, and toss together

Add to dough and knead for 1/2 min. make into a rounded mound

Grease a baking tray with olive oil, flatten dough on the tray

Cover lightly with a towel and set aside for 1 hour

Preheat oven to (190°C), (375°F), (Gas Mark 5)

Bake for 10 minutes, reduce oven to (180°C), (375°F), (Gas Mark 4)

Coat with olive oil and bake for 30 minutes until golden

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>Eliopsomo

 

 

<droooolllll.>

 

Fancy breads are traditional at Lammas, which is at the end of this

month. Thanks, now I know what I'm going to make!

 

Rain

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It is one of those breads where you ignore everything anyone ever

said about hot bread - and where you don't need anything else (except

some wine maybe...)

Glad you like it...guess what I made an hour ago???

 

Gabriella

 

, raincrone@j...

wrote:

> >Eliopsomo

>

>

> <droooolllll.>

>

> Fancy breads are traditional at Lammas, which is at the end of this

> month. Thanks, now I know what I'm going to make!

>

> Rain

> @@@@

> \\\\\\\

>

>

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