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Greek Olive Bread

(for making with the 'dough' setting on a bread machine)

2# loaf

1 Tbl + 1 tsp_______olive oil

11oz (1-Cup, 3oz)___water
1 Tbl______________sugar (honey, agave syrup, molasses)
1 1/3 tsp__________salt

1#-3oz (4 Cups)____bread flour
1-2/3 tsp__________yeast

1 C_______________Greek Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
(olives go in when the machine beeps for addiotnal ingredients, about 53 min. remaining, or 37 min. elapsed, on my machine)

Preheat oven to 375F

Put olive oil in bread pan

Weigh out the water and add sugar and salt to the water (I use a pyrex measuring cup.)
Microwave water for about 45 secs.
Whisk water, salt and sugar until both are dissolved.
Add to bread pan.

Weigh flour.
Add to pan.

Make a dimple in the mound of flour and add the yeast.

Place pan in machine and set to dough-mixing.

Add olives at the beep for additional ingredients.

When finished, hand-form on a well-floured flat surface. Shape into a log, pressing out some of the larger yeast bubbles.

Transfer to a sheet pan, floured or with some non-stick surface like a silicon mat or parchment paper.
Make a shallow slit down the length of the loaf.
Dust loaf with flour.

Bake for 40 minutes at 375F.
Cool on rack 30 minutes before cutting.
Brush off excess flour, or leave in place.