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My Dad loves olives....any kind of olives. He loves to snack on them with cheese and salami and add them to pizza and to his favorite sandwiches. So, I decided to make him a nice loaf of Olive Bread to have with his favorite soup. I experimented with different nuts and seeds and olives but I found the winning combination when I combined Star Fine Foods Queens Stuffed Pimento olives and their Spanish Ripe pitted olives with some pumpkin seeds and almonds. He loved it! He says he loves to toast it lightly and then spread cream cheese on top. So today I surprised him with more! He is now the proud owner of 3 frozen loaves of ready to thaw and bake Olive Bread! Perfect for this fall and winter to serve warm out of the oven with his soups and stews!
The Perfect Olive Bread
1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
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½ cup almonds, finely chopped
· 3 cups whole wheat bread flour
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3 cups white bread flour
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2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon quick-rising
(instant) dry yeast
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2-1/2 cups lukewarm water
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1/3 cup finely chopped StarFine Foods Spanish Ripe Med Pitted Olives
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1/3 cup finely chopped Star Fine Foods Queens Stuffed Spanish olives
In large bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour, 2
cups of the white flour, almonds, salt and yeast. Stir in
lukewarm water until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in warm
draft-free place until bubbly and doubled in bulk, about 12 hours.
Sprinkle work surface with 1/3 cup of the remaining flour. Scrape dough onto work surface; sprinkle 1/4 cup of the remaining flour over top. Cover with tea towel; let stand for 15 minutes.
Sprinkle rectangle with olives and knead until well combined, adding up to 1/4 cup more white bread flour if dough is too sticky. Reshape into rectangle.
Cut in half crosswise. Roll each half into scant 8- x 4-inch cylinder; place, seam side down, in greased nonstick 8- x 4-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle loaves with pumpkin seeds. Cover loosely with lightly greased plastic wrap; let rise in warm draft-free place until almost doubled in bulk, about 1-1/2 hours.
Bake in 425 degree oven for 10 minutes. Decrease heat to 375 degrees and bake until light golden and loaves sound hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes. Transfer to racks; serve warm or let cool.
The STAR Farmer’s Market Olive pouches are available at Ralphs, King Soopers, Smiths, Albertsons (Southern California), Safeway (Northern California) and Savemart stores and online at http://bit.ly/STAROlivePouches.
STAR Queen olives are available at select grocery stores nationwide and online at http://bit.ly/STARQueenOlives.
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Disclaimer: I have an ongoing relationship with STAR Fine Foods for my recipes and photography using their wonderful products. This post is sponsored by STAR. I am compensated for my time and work and I am sent products as I request them. However, all opinions of the product stated in this post are 100% my own. I truly love their products!
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