Recipe#2508

Title: Cheese Olive

From: "Helen Watson" helen@hwatson.force9.net 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Cheese and Olive Bread 
 Date: 22 Aug 1998 20:58:14 -0600 
 Message-ID: <01bdc9da$efe8b220$0100007f@localhost> 

Yield:  8-10 servings
 1 teaspoon sugar   
 15 g dried yeast      
 450 ml water
 675 g flour        
 25 g butter  
 14 black olives, stoned and halved
 100 g farmhouse cheddar, grated
 Whisk sugar and yeast into 150 ml of the warm water and leave until
 frothy.  Sift the flour into a large bowl, rub in the butter, then
 make a well and pour the frothed yeast into it adding the remaining
 water.  Mix slowly (using your hands) into a dough.
 Knead for 10 minutes.  Place in a bowl, cover and leave in a warm
 place for 1 1/2 hours until it has doubled in size.
 Remove and add the olives and cheese.  Knead for 5 minutes.  Cover
 and leave to rise for 30 minutes.  Preheat oven to 200 C / 400 F
 / Gas 6.  Remove and shape into a round and brush with water.  Bake
 for 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.