Sun-Dried Tomato Olive Bread

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 1 package active dry or quick rise yeast
• 3 tablespoons unbleached cane sugar
• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 8 sun-dried tomatoes snipped into small
• bits with scissors
• 4 cups unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 cup black olives chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Cornmeal as needed

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, stir together yeast and sugar. Pour warm water over the yeast and set aside for 10 minutes or until very foamy.

Meanwhile place sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl, cover with hot water, and set aside to rehydrate for 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, and herbs. When the yeast mixture is foamy, add it, the rehydrated sun-dried tomatoes, and the remaining ingredients to the flour mixture. Stir well with a spoon, and use your hands to form into a ball of dough.

Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Place a little olive oil in a bowl, give dough a twist in the bowl, turn over so the greased side is on top, cover, and leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled.

Punch dough down and knead for a minute on a floured surface. Roll dough into a large rectangle. Starting on the shorter side of the rectangle, roll dough up like a jelly roll cake, tuck in the ends, and pinch the seam to seal.

Sprinkle a little cornmeal on to a cookie sheet. Place shaped loaf, seam-side down, on the cookie sheet, cover, and leave to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes or until doubled.

Using a sharp knife, carefully cut a few diagonal slashes over the top of the loaf. Bake at 425 degrees for 25 yo 30 minutes or until golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Allow to cool before cutting.

This recipe yields 1 loaf.