Olive Bread In A Dutch Oven
Place a 4qt dutch oven into the preheated oven without the lid for 30 minutes.
Olive bread in a dutch oven. You should see a web. Sourdough bread is unique because it does not require commercial yeast in order to rise. Carefully place the dough ball in the dutch oven and make three or four cuts in the top of it with a sharp knife. Preheat your oven with an empty combo cooker or dutch oven inside to 500ºf 260 c for one hour.
Let stand on counter top for 2 hours. After 1 1 2 hours place a 5 quart dutch oven with lid in a cold oven and preheat to 450 f. Make this artisan rosemary olive oil bread recipe quickly in a dutch oven or machine. Place in a parchment paper lined bowl not wax paper and cover with a towel.
After one hour take one of your loaves out of the fridge and cut a piece of parchment paper to place on top of the basket containing the dough. In 2013 my culinary resolution was to bake more bread. Then remove the lid and bake another 20 25 minutes or until golden brown. It s made with a live fermented culture.
Cover and let rise for 1 hour. Sprinkle 1 3 of the chopped olives on top and fold the dough once hiding the olives and pressing down again to form another flat shape. Inspired by la brea it s become our family s favorite yeast bread. Remove the olive loaf from the dutch oven and place it on a cooling rack to cool for 30 45 minutes before slicing.
Tips for making dutch oven olive bread. The dough should have doubled in size be very sticky and full of air bubbles. I researched tested and baked countless loaves with both good and mixed results. Preheat the oven to 450 f 230 c with the pot inside for 45 minutes 1 hour.
Turn the dough onto a floured surface and roughly press the dough into a flat rectangle. Return to the oven and bake covered for 30 35 minutes at 450 f. Meanwhile place a 6 quart dutch oven or heavy cooking pot with oven safe lid inside the oven. Mix the warm water 110 f flour salt and yeast together with a wooden spoon in a large bowl.
I think we can all agree that few things make us drool like homemade bread. Cover with plastic wrap. My oven takes 35 minutes to reach 450. My journey began with this yeasted no knead artisan bread and eventually i worked my way up to the holy grail.
3 cup s all purpose flour plus extra for flouring surfaces 2 teaspoon s kosher or coarse salt 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary 1 teaspoon active dry yeast 1 1 2 cup s warm water 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil plus extra for oiling the bowl 1 cup pitted kalamata olives. Drizzle the dough with the remaining teaspoon of olive oil sprinkle with the remaining 1 teaspoon cornmeal and place the lid on the dutch oven pot. Transfer dough to a floured surface.