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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Bread
Olives
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • covered bread pan or cast iron dutch oven

Ingredients

  • 3 ¼ cups bread flour
  • 2 tsp. coarse sea salt
  • 2 tsp. instant yeast
  • 2 tsp. dried oregano
  • 1 ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 heaping cup olives, roughly chopped
  • 1 ½ cup warm (110°F) water

Instructions 

Mix

  • Combine flour, salt, yeast, garlic powder, and oregano in a large bowl.
  • Add olives to dry ingredients and mix.
  • Add water and stir into a loose, shaggy dough.
  • Turn dough out into an oiled bowl.
  • Cover dough with plastic wrap.
  • Let the dough rest (on top of the refrigerator) at room temperature for 12 to 18 hours.

Form

  • Turn the raised dough out onto a floured surface.
  • Fold the edges of the dough up to form a rough dough ball.
  • Flour the top and flip the dough ball over onto a piece of parchment.
  • Shape the dough to pan shape, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rest while the oven heats (approximately 20-30 minutes).
  • Preheat the oven and pan (ceramic bread pan or dutch oven) to 450°F.

Bake

  • Add the dough and parchment to the hot pan.
  • Slice 3 times diagonally across the dough with a sharp knife.
  • Brush the top of the dough with water.
  • Bake covered in the oven for 30 minutes at 450°F.
  • Remove cover and return to the oven for 15 minutes.

Stand

  • Remove bread and parchment from the baking pan and place loaf on a rack to cool for 30 minutes.

Notes

  • Make sure the instant yeast is fresh (no more than 4 months in the fridge after opening).
  • Add water until the dough is shaggy but not too wet.
  • With cooler water, the dough takes longer to rise and improves the bread’s flavor.