A Quick and Easy Bread Recipe made in the Le Creuset Terrine
Have you ever wanted to try baking your own bread at home, only to scrap that thought after reading through tedious recipes? We’ve certainly been there. Imagine our delight when we got our hands on this straightforward and easy bread recipe!
This Onion and Olive Bread recipe is an easy one that requires no prior baking experience. It is a delicious appetiser to serve at the start of your meal and pairs perfectly with a side of extra virgin olive oil and a dash of balsamic vinegar. We baked this in a Le Creuset Terrine as it was just right for a family-sized loaf.
Without further ado, let’s get baking!
Ingredients:
- 750g white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for greasing
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 7g sachet of active-dry yeast
- 125ml milk
- 60g pitted black olives, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
Instructions:
- Grease and flour the terrine’s interior. We set the lid aside for this recipe.
- Put the chopped onions along with 1 tablespoon of oil into a microwave bowl, cover, and microwave on full power for 1 ½ to 2 minutes until the onion is soft. Leave to cool.
- Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl and stir in the pepper and yeast.
- Pour 375ml of very hot water into a bowl and add cold milk to bring it to the correct temperature for mixing. Add in the remaining oil.
- Stir the onions and olives into the dry ingredients, then gradually stir in the liquid. The dough should be slightly wet but not sticky. If it is too dry, add a little more milk. Turn out the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead for 1 to 2 minutes. Form into a long roll about the length of the terrine.
- Transfer the dough into the dish and tuck any seams or folds underneath. Make a few slashes across the top of the dough. Brush the top with some olive oil, then cover loosely with a cling film and leave for 1 to 1 ½ hours in a warm place to rise.
- Bake the bread in the centre of the oven for 35 to 40 minutes until it rises and looks golden brown.
- Leave the bread to cool in the dish for 10 minutes before removing from the terrine onto a wire rack to cool completely.
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