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Olive Bread

 
   
   
   
Ingredients -  
   
2 Onions, thinly sliced
8 ounces pitted Black Olives
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 1/2 teaspoon Salt
7 cups Flour
4 teaspoons easy-blend dried Yeast
3 teaspoons roughly chopped Parsley
3 teaspoons roughly chopped Mint
 
   
Preparation:  
   
Fry onion in oil until soft. Roughly chop olives.
Put flour,salt, yeast and parsley, coriander or mint in a large bowl with olives and fried onion, pour in 475ml (16floz) 2 cups hand-hot water.

Mix to a dough using a round balded knife, adding a little more water if needed.
Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for about 10min. Put in clean bowl cover with cling film and leave until doubled in size.

Preheat oven to 425. Lightly grease two baking sheets. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and cut in half. Shape into 2 rounds and place on baking sheets. Cover loosely with oiled cling film and leave until doubled in size.

Slash tops of the loaves and bake for 40 min or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Transfer to wire rack to cool.