Olive and pesto bread


Olive and pesto bread
This bread with olives and pesto has a very Italian flavour: a ciabatta dough, herbes de Provence and green olives.

The loaf is baked in a tin, with a thin layer of pesto spread in the middle between two pieces of dough, and green olives (with stones removed) pressed into the top.
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Last modified on: October 24th 2017

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For 2 loaves, you will need:

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Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 5 min.
Olive and pesto bread
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 500 g plain white flour (French Type 65), 350 ml water, 50 ml olive oil, 9 g salt, 7 g yeast, 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence and 150 g Soured dough (if possible).

Stage 2 - 10 min.
Olive and pesto bread
Knead on slow speed for 10 minutes.

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.

Stage 3 - 1 hour 30 min.
Olive and pesto bread
Gather the dough into a bowl and transfer to a clean bowl. Cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 1 to 2 hours.

Stage 4 - 20 min.
Olive and pesto bread
After resting, weigh out the dough into 4 identical pieces (if you are making 2 loaves, that is).

Roll the dough into balls, cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 20 minutes.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Olive and pesto bread
After resting, take the first ball of dough and roll out into a circle the diameter of your tin or mould (I am using a 10 inch / 26 cm spring-form tin here).

Stage 6 - 1 min.
Olive and pesto bread
Place this circle of dough in the tin.

Stage 7 - 5 min.
Olive and pesto bread
Spread half of the 200 g Pesto over the dough with a spoon.

Do not take the pesto too close to the edge, but leave about 1/2 an inch (1 cm) bare (as in the photo).

Moisten this edge with a brush dipped in water to help stick the layers of dough together.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Olive and pesto bread
Lay the second circle of dough on top and press down lightly to seal around the edge.

Stage 9 - 1 hour
Olive and pesto bread
Push the stoned green olives into dough, all over the top.

Repeat steps 5 to 9 for the second loaf.

Cover them with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 1 hour.

Stage 10 - 40 min.
Olive and pesto bread
Preheat the oven to 460°F (240°C).

Brush the tops of the loaves with a little olive oil, then bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Stage 11
Olive and pesto bread
Turn out while hot.

Stage 12
Olive and pesto bread
However you serve the bread (cut into portions, like a cake, or in small squares...), arrange the pieces to show off the pesto in the centre.
Remarks
You can use black olives instead of green, if you prefer (do remove the stones from these, too).

Another possible version: use tapenade instead of the pesto.
Keeping
Several days, preferably in a cloth bag.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
4,218 Kcal or 17,660 Kj191 gr543 gr636 gr
211 %73 %51 %96 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
313 Kcal or 1,310 Kj14 gr40 gr47 gr
16 %5 %4 %7 %
Per loaves
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,109 Kcal or 8,830 Kj95 gr271 gr318 gr
105 %37 %26 %48 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, leaven, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 2 loaves : 10.48 €
  • Per loaves : 5.24 €

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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Plain white flour (French Type 65)Plain white flour (French Type 65): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Loaf for "les filles'", Mustard baps, French baguettes, Ocean bread, Ali Baba bread, ... All
WaterWater: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chorba, Blackcurrant liqueur, Benoîton, Minted Melon, Tomato foccacia, ... All
Green olivesGreen olives: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tomato foccacia, Loaf for "les filles'", Two-olive ciabatta, Cretan Bread, ... All
PestoPesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin cherry tomato and pesto tart, Loaf for "les filles'", Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Fried egg in bread, Roasted leeks with pesto, ... All
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