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Olive Bread Or Eliopitta Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • In a frying pan, heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil and add the diced onions.
  • Sauté until lightly browned but not fully caramelized. Set aside to cool.
  • In a bowl, mix sifted flour, baking powder, salt and pepper.
  • Add sautééd onions to the dry ingredients.
  • Then add the water, olive oil, rosemary, thyme, and olives.
  • Mix until well blended and the dough has formed.
  • Turn out onto a floured board and knead the dough until soft and smooth, about 5 to 8 minutes.
  • Cover with a towel and let sit for about 20 minutes.
  • Shape the dough into a large ball and place it on a greased loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour or until the bread is a light golden brown.
  • When the bread is 10 minutes from being done, brush the surface lightly with the milk and melted butter mixture to give it a gloss.
  • Place it back in the over for the remaining 10 minutes.
  • Remove the bread from the oven and place it on a rack to cool.
  • Enjoy!

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    " It was excellent "
    lor ate it and said...
    Excellent recipe and I can't wait to bake it. Thanks so much for including it in the group.
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