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Olive Oil Sourdough Bread

Get ready to fall in love with Olive Oil Sourdough Bread! It has a soft crust, amazing flavor, and is very beginner-friendly!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
proofing and fermenting14 hours 55 minutes
Total Time16 hours
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 194kcal
Cost: $6

Ingredients

  • 125 grams active sourdough starter
  • 40 grams olive oil
  • 300 grams warm water
  • 450 grams flour
  • 10 grams salt

Instructions

  • Measure and add the wet ingredients to a bowl. Mix well.
  • Add the dry ingredients. Mix in a stand mixer for 8 minutes (or by hand with a Danish dough hook).
  • Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
  • With wet hands, perform a few stretch and folds. Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 30 mins. Repeat this 2 more times.
  • Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 60 minutes in a warm place.
  • On a floured surface, shape the dough into a round. While gently pulling the dough ball towards you and turning it slighlty, tuck the dough until you create surface tension.
  • Place the dough ball seam sid up into a floured proofing basket. Cover it with a beeswax wrap or plastic wrap. Let the dough ferment in the refrigerator for 10 hours or more.
  • Preheat a Dutch oven with lid in your oven to 450˚F for 30 mins.
  • Remove the lid place the dough ball in the Dutch oven floured side up. Score the top of the dough with a sharp knife or bread lame.
  • Bake covered for 25 mins. Remove the lid.
  • Bake uncovered ror 25 mins or until golden brown.
  • Let the bread cool for 2 hours on a wire rack.

Notes

  • if your sourdough starter is young, you can add 1 g of commercial yeast to help with the rise
  • you can also add some chopped green or black olives to the bread dough

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 194kcal
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