Summer Olive Baguette

If you’re an olive fan, this is a recipe not to be missed! This crusty, chewy and delicious bread is simple to make and versatile to suit all meals. Sliced it as a base for bruschetta or as an accompaniment to a cheese platter.

INGREDIENTS

DoughQuantity
Bread flour250g
Water183ml
Salt5g
Saf-instant® Red instant dry yeast1g
Olives-HerbsQuantity
Black and green olives50g
Basil2g
Thyme1g
Olive Oil2.5ml

FEATURED PRODUCT

Saf-instant® Red

PRE-PREPARATION

  1. Place the olives, herbs and olive oil in a bowl and mix together.
  2. Keep the mixture chilled in the chiller till mixing.

PREPARE THE DOUGH

  1. Place all the ingredients into the mixer except for the olives-herbs preparation.
  2. Mix the ingredients for 6 minutes on low speed and 2 minutes on high speed.
  3. Add olives-herbs into the mixture and mix for 2 minutes on low speed.
  4. Final dough temperature should be approximately 25˚C.
  5. Place the dough into a bowl, cover and let it rest for 2 hours at room temperature of around 25˚C.

SHAPING

  1. Divide the dough equally into 2 pieces, approximately 300g each.
  2. Pre-shape each piece of dough, cover and let it rest for 20 minutes.
  3. Flatten the dough slightly and fold it to the shape of a baguette approximately 35cm in length.
  4. Cover the dough lightly and let it rest for 45 minutes at room temperature of around 25˚C.

BAKING

  1. Preheat your oven at 240˚C.
  2. Make 4 notches in the dough using a dough cutter with equal spacing. Spread the dough to prevent it from sticking back together.
  3. Place a bowl of water in the oven and bake the bread for 16 minutes at 240˚C.
  4. Spray olive oil on top of the bread just after baking.