I’ve made a lot of bread, but this olive bread? This one’s in a league of its own. It’s crispy, airy, packed with flavor, and dangerously easy to make. If you’ve never baked bread before, this is the recipe that’ll get you hooked. And if you have, prepare to replace your usual loaf with this beauty.

Ingredients:

* Water – 1 cup (220 ml)
* Fresh yeast: ¾ tsp. (3 g) or dry yeast: ½ tsp. (2 g)
* Bread flour – 2 ½ cups (320 g)
* Salt: 1 tsp. (6 g) (adjust to taste)
* Chopped olives – 1½ tbsp. (20 g)

Tools I Used:

Baking pan I used to bake this bread: https://amzn.to/3OZQQT3 (I used two of them, one turned upside down and used as cover)

Alternative pan:
* https://amzn.to/49UyaOo – either two of these, one turned upside down and used as a cover, or one, but covered with aluminum foil for the first bake.
* https://amzn.to/4gnx6Fb – same as the previous pan.

This bread is pure Mediterranean magic. The moment they come out of the oven, singing as they cool, you know you’re in for something special. Break one open, smear a little butter, and you’re transported.

Remember, the joy of cooking is in the process as much as in the final product. So, let’s enjoy the process together and make some delicious bread! 🥖

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This olive bread is amazing! Crispy, airy, absolutely perfect One bite and you’ll be hooked Water – 1 cup (220 ml) Fresh yeast – ¾ tsp. (3 g)
or dry yeast – ½ tsp. (2 g) Mix Bread flour – 2 ½ cups (320 g) Salt – 1 tsp. (6 g) Mix until there’s no more dry flour Just mix, no need to… knead Cover and let rest for 30 minutes Chopped olives – 1½ tbsp. (20g) With a wet hand stretch the 4 sides of the dough And fold to the center This will also incorporate the olives Lift the dough and slap it back I call this technique “lift and slap” Cover and let rest for 30 minutes Repeat the steps from before Stretch and fold the 4 sides The dough now is much more elastic Lift and slap Now the dough is ready for the final rise Let rise until it doubles in size,
it usually takes about 2 hours Sprinkle flour on work surface Fold the dough to make it easier to divide Divide into 6 equal parts Brush off any excess flour Flatten very gently Roll the dough piece Roll again to make it into a ball Pinch to seal Rub against work surface to seal Flatten Roll Fold into a ball Seal The process is so therapeutic Let them rest for 10 minutes uncovered Fold each ball like this to tighten its surface Pinch to seal Seal it well Move to baking tray This process helps them hold their shape better What country are you watching from? Please say Hi in the comments below 🥰 I would love to hear from you 🥰 Cover with a towel and let rise for 30 minutes Score the bread with a sharp blade or knife Sprinkle a little water around the bread Cover with another tray of the same size Bake at 430°F (220°C) for 20 minutes Remove the top tray Bake for 10 more minutes The olive aroma is incredible! And they sing! The best sound in the world Hollow taps means it’s perfectly baked As crispy as it gets Now let’s see inside What do you think? Crispy crust, soft inside There’s only one thing missing The butter! YUM! They look great!

12 Comments

  1. Yet another masterpiece, the crunch instantly made me hungry. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺

  2. To incorporate the olives more easily, dust them with flour before putting them in the dough. That way they won’t slip out so easily.

  3. Great recipes! My take on it:

    Perfect OLIVE Bread Recipe

    Food Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LeAVDzAgxc

    I've made a lot of bread, but this olive bread? This one's in a league of its own. It's crispy, airy, packed with flavor, and dangerously easy to make. If you've never baked bread before, this is the recipe that'll get you hooked. And if you have, prepare to replace your usual loaf with this beauty.

    Ingredients:

    • Water – 1 cup (220 ml)

    • Fresh yeast: ¾ tsp. (3 g) or dry yeast: ½ tsp. (2 g)

    • Bread flour – 2 ½ cups (320 g)

    • Salt: 1 tsp. (6 g) (adjust to taste)

    • Chopped olives – 1½ tbsp. (20 g)

    Directions

    1. Bloom yeast with water.

    2. Add dry ingredients (except olives) and mix well. Let rise 30 minutes

    3. Add olives to bowl and wet hands and fold dough over itself in all four directions. Then throw dough hard back into bowl, slapping motion. (Lift and slap). Let rise 30 minutes.

    4. Repeat Step #4

    5. Let rise 1-2 hours until doubled in size

    6. Put on floured board and cut into 6 pieces. Slightly flatten each piece into a rectangle and then roll up from short end, then pinch to make a ball, finally rolling on the board to smooth ball shape. Let rest for 10 minutes

    7. After 10 minutes, flatten each ball and fold into center to make a ball again, rolling once done to make a sphere. Put on baking tray covered with parchment paper. Cover and let rise 30 minutes.

    8. Once balls have risen, sift a thin veil of flour on top and smooth flour with your hand. Cut top of each loaf with a lame.

    9. Put a little water into edges of the pan. Cover with another pan and put into preheated oven.

    10. Bake at 450F for 20 min.

    11. Remove top pan/cover and bake at 390F for 10 more minutes (check color, it may need more time)

    12. Remove to drying rack

  4. This is definitely a will-do recipe this weekend. Congratulations for making your recipes so simple to replicate. A zen moment to watch you at work.

  5. I followed your recipe from a different video, and the yeast must have been old. It didnt rise, dose dry yeast have a self life?

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