Wild Thyme and Olive Bread
Homemade thyme and olive bread with a simple, tested method. You’ll love this recipe because all ingredients are readily available and it doesn’t require a tricky filling or long prep time—just let it rest a bit before baking.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup pitted green olives
- a bunch of wild thyme
- 500g flour
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup water
Method
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- Mix the dry ingredients together
- Then add the oil to the flour
- Work them together until they blend with the flour, about 5 minutesTimers: 5 min
- Then add thyme and olives to the dry ingredients until they coat well, then gradually add warm water until a soft dough forms; knead for about 5 minutes and shape to your liking with a thickness of about 1 cm...
- Place the thyme bread on baking sheets without greasing the sheet; the oil in the dough will prevent sticking and the sugar in it will caramelize to give a beautiful color.
- Cover the sheet well with a kitchen towel and keep it from air; let it rise for about 3 hours...Timers: 180 min
- After that, bake in the oven and bake from the top and bottom in a hot oven at 180°C until the bread is cooked and browned..






