Olive Bread For The Bread Machine
By: Rita
Published: Monday, February 8, 2010 - 1:16pm

Ingredients




1 cup plus 2 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 cups bread flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 tablespoons bread machine yeast
3/4 cup olive, pitted and coarsely chopped

Preparation

1 Place the ingredients, except olives, in the bread pan in the order recommended by your machine's manufacturer. 2 Process on the appropriate cycle. 3 Add olives at the raisin/nut signal or 5 to 10 minutes before last kneading cycle ends; I prefer to make it with the dough cycle; 4 Shape the dough into 2 loaves and let rise for 30 minutes. 5 Bake in a pre-heated 375* oven for 30 minutes.

About


This is a great bread to make in your bread machine but baked in the oven.
Option: Add 1 1/2 cup old or sharp shredded cheddar cheese with the flour for a Cheese Olive Bread; fantastic.
Tip: For my bread to rise, I heat 2 cups of water in microwave for 5 minutes; this creates steam. Leave water in microwave. Sit your bread in microwave OFF for 30 minutes.Your bread will rise really nicely.