Olive Juice Bread Bath Food

OLIVE JUICE BREAD

Steps:

• Add the ingreadients to your bread machine according to its instructions. Add water to the olive juice until you get 1 1/4 cups of liquid. I prefer the rosemary, but it is optional.
• You can either bake the bread in your bread machine or in the oven.
• To bake in the oven, use the dough setting on the bread machine. Place the bread in a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan, cover with a towel and let rise for an extra 30 minutes or so. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.

OLIVE JUICE BREAD BATH

Steps:

• 1. In small mixing bowl, mix cheese, parsley, oregano, garlic, pepper and salt. Stir to blend. Transfer half of the cheese mixture to a wide shallow serving bowl.
• 2. Pour oil over cheese mixture in serving bowl, then drizzle in the vinegar. Sprinkle remaining cheese mixture on top. Serve with the bread for dipping. Any leftovers can be refrigerated for another meal, or saved for an instant salad dressing.
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OLIVE BREAD (FOR THE BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• First prepare the onion. Sprinkle the slices with salt and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Then rinse and squeeze to drain. The onion will be softer and not as sharp tasting. Finely chop, you should have around 2 tablespoons.
• Pit the olives with a sharp knife and roughly chop.
• Add the olives, chopped onion, oregano, garlic and tomato paste together and grind in a little black pepper to taste.
• Set the bread machine on the basic cycle which is around 3 hours.
• Add the remaining ingredients into the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer, (mine is liquid first then solid) and then add the olive mixture at the beep for extras.
• Bake with a medium crust or dark if you like it that way.
• This bread is wonderful with a Greek salad or spread with tarama or eggplant dip.

MEDITERRANEAN BLACK OLIVE BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together flour, yeast, sugar, salt, garlic powder, italian seasoning, black olives, olive oil, and water.
• Turn out dough on a floured board.
• Knead until smooth- about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Let rise about 45 minutes, until it doubles in size and punch down.
• Knead for another 5 to 10 minutes an let rise for 30 minutes, until it doubles in size.
• Round the dough on kneading board.
• Place dough upside down in a bowl lined with a lint-free, well floured towel.
• Let rise until double in size.
• While the bread is rising for the third time, put a pan of water in the bottom of the oven.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Gently turn loaf out onto a sheet pan that has been lightly oiled and dusted with cornmeal.
• Bake loaf at 450 degrees F for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake for 30 more minutes, or until done.