About the bake
Herbs and olives are the perfect ingredient to add into bread to give it a seasoned, deep taste. Our Olive and Herb bread promises to taste delicious, and with the help of your bread maker, you'll be serving up warm homemade bread to your guests in no time.
What are the benefits of a bread maker?
A bread maker is very easy to use, and usually comes with a manual in the box. Keep this safe as each bread maker may have different measurements to use.
The key to a great bake in your bread maker is to be precise in your measurements.
Some love the mess of rolling out dough on the surfaces covered with flour, but others prefer a cleaner way of bread making. Bread makers do offer a cleaner way of baking - which may save time and effort with washing up bowls and flour dust.
Method
Step 1:
Put the ingredients (except the olives) into the bread maker baking pan in the order specified for your particular model (see manufacturer’s handbook). Set to dough setting. Add the olives at the time for added ingredients as directed by the manufacturer of your machine.
Step 2:
Remove the dough from the machine and knead until smooth.
Step 3:
Shape the dough into 2 round loaves.
Step 4:
Place onto a greased baking sheet cover and leave to prove until double in size.
Step 5:
Bake at 190°C (170°C fan, gas mark 5) for 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 225ml Warm water
- 50ml Olive oil
- 400g Allinson's Strong white bread flour
- 1 tbsp Dried mixed herbs
- 1.25 tsp Salt
- 1 Easy bake yeast sachet
- 100g Olives (green and black, pitted)
Recipe Reviews
I made this recipe but did so by hand/ using my kitchen aid and it came out really well. One review said to reduce salt, but I actually found mine still could have taken the full amount. Personal preference! I also accidentally added my olives before the first rise and it still worked fine. Rather than drying the olives, I rolled them in flour first so they were easier to combine. I cooked as one large loaf for 4o minutes. Happy Baking!
great
Like April's reviewer, do you need a breadbasket or can you do this by hand?
Hi there, yes you could bake this by hand as opposed to a bread maker. Just combine ingredients in the same way you would usually for a hand-baked loaf - dry ingredients first, stir in yeast and then add the olives, oil and water before also kneading by hand and then leaving to prove. Happy Baking!
Fun to make and delicious to eat. I used pitted olives in brine and sliced them. If using olives that were stored in brine, I would recommend leaving out the salt from the recipe - it makes the bread too salty. Other than that, it went down a treat with my family- finished within a few hours of making it!
I love this bread! I make it without a bread maker - I mix herbs (I use fresh herbs from my garden - chopped very finely) in with dry stuff, then add water and oil and bring the dough together. I add the olives when I start to knead. I use olives in brine and after chopping them up, I spend some time drying them using paper towels. I didn't do this the first time and even though I let them drain, they added quite a lot of extra moisture to the dough during kneading.
do you have to use a bread maker for this?
Ingredients
- 225ml Warm water
- 50ml Olive oil
- 400g Allinson's Strong white bread flour
- 1 tbsp Dried mixed herbs
- 1.25 tsp Salt
- 1 Easy bake yeast sachet
- 100g Olives (green and black, pitted)