Tomato Olive Bread - Recipe

 Good morning,

My daughter and I combined efforts to make that beautiful appetizer above.  She made the Feta Bruschetta and I made the Tomato Olive Bread.

The recipe for the Tomato Olive Bread is below.

We got raves for this combination and will certainly do this one again!

Best,
Lois 

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Tomato Olive Bread
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Ingredients:

1 egg

2 T olive oil

2 t salt

2 T sugar

1/3 C grated sharp cheddar

3/4 cup stewed tomatoes

1/4 cup chopped onion

3/4 t grated garlic

12 pitted ripe olives halved

3/4 cup warm water

4 cups bread flour

2 round t dry yeast

Directions:

Place all ingredients in large capacity bread machine in order given. Set on dough cycle and turn on.

The first dough cycle on most machines is about 40 minutes. Watch the action to be sure a dough ball forms at least 1/3 way through the cycle. Add a little flour or water if necessary to get the correct consistency.

When first dough cycle finished, remove from machine and place in a greased bowl for first rise. Place the bowl in a warm place such as the oven with the light, but no heat turned on. If you place it out on the counter in a warm place, cover with a damp cloth. This batch required about 1 hour for the first rise. Keep in mind that the temperature in your kitchen and the mood of the yeast can change the time required for the dough to rise.

After the first rise, punch down/knead gently the dough to remove excess bubbles.

I'll be using Italian loaf pans with this batch, but you can use traditional bread loaf pans. If you are using crockery or glass pans/bowls for baking, set the empty bread pans in a warm place, too. I use my second oven with the light turned on.

If preheating pans, remove from oven.

To make bread as pictured, line Italian pans with aluminum foil then spray with vegetable oil. I only use the foil to make it easier to remove the bread from the pans after baking.

Allow to bread to rise once again;  this batch took about 30 mins for the second rise, then bake at 350 degrees F for 45 mins.

Turn out to racks to cool immediately.


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 Fox Run 15 Inch x 4 Inch Italian Bread Pan

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